LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Gerasa

Gerasa f sg (genitive Gerasae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularGerasa (an ancient city of the Decapolis, now Jerash in Jordan)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGerasa—
genitiveGerasae—
dativeGerasae—
accusativeGerasam—
ablativeGerasā—
vocativeGerasa—
locativeGerasae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γέρασα (Gérasa).

Descendants
  • EnglishGerasa
  • FrenchGérase
  • ItalianGerasa
  • PolishGeraza

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGerasaGerasa (Γέρασα: Eth. Γερασηνός), a city of Coelesyria, according to Ptolemy (5.15); reckoned to the Decapolis by Pliny, for it is clear that Gerasa mu…

Quick answers

What does Gerasa mean in Latin?
Gerasa, a proper noun, means “Gerasa (an ancient city of the Decapolis, now Jerash in Jordan)”.
What is the genitive of Gerasa?
The genitive singular is Gerasae. Gerasa is feminine, first declension.