LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Graviscae

Graviscae f pl (genitive Graviscārum)
Classical[ɡraˈwɪs.kae̯]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈviʃ.ʃe]

Meaning

  1. feminineplurala town on the coast of Etruria

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Graviscae
genitive—Graviscārum
dative—Graviscīs
accusative—Graviscās
ablative—Graviscīs
vocative—Graviscae
locative—Graviscīs

Grăviscae, ārum (also Grăvisca, ae, Vell. 1, 15, 2), f.,
I. a small town of Etruria, belonging to the territory of Tarquinii, near the modern Le Saline or S. Clementino, on the river Marta, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Liv. 40, 29; 41, 16; Verg. A. 10, 184; Sil. 8, 475.—
II. Deriv. Grăviscā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Graviscœ, Graviscan: vina, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 67.— In plur. subst.: Grăviscāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Graviscœ, Graviscans, Dig. 31, 1, 30; Inscr. Grut. 407, 1.

Origins

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΓρᾰουῐ̈́σκοι
  • Ancient GreekΓρᾰουῐ̈́σκαι

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGraviscaeGraviscae (Γραουΐσκαι, Ptol.; Γραουΐσκοι,. Strab.), a town on the coast of Etruria, between Cosa and Castrum Novum. We have no account of its existenc…

Quick answers

What does Graviscae mean in Latin?
Graviscae, a proper noun, means “a town on the coast of Etruria”.
What is the genitive of Graviscae?
The genitive singular is Graviscārum. Graviscae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Graviscae?
In classical Latin, [ɡraˈwɪs.kae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡraˈviʃ.ʃe].