LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Nursia

Nursia f sg (genitive Nursiae)
Classical[ˈnʊr.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈnur.si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA Sabine city, the modern Norcia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNursia—
genitiveNursiae—
dativeNursiae—
accusativeNursiam—
ablativeNursiā—
vocativeNursia—
locativeNursiae—

Nursĭa or Nurtĭa, ae, f.,
I. a Sabine city, the mod. Norcia: frigida, Verg. A. 7, 715.—Hence,
II. Nursīnus, a, um, adj., Nursian: rapa, Col. 10, 421; Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 130: pilae, Mart. 13, 20, 2.—In plur. subst.: Nursīni, ōrum, m., the Nursians, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 107.

Origins

Of non-Latin origin, possibly Etruscan 𐌍𐌖𐌓𐌆𐌉𐌖 (nurziu, “happiness”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNursiaNursia (Νουρσία: Eth. Nursinus: Norcia), a city of the Sabines, situated in the upper part of the valley of the Nar, at the foot of the lofty group of…

Quick answers

What does Nursia mean in Latin?
Nursia, a proper noun, means “A Sabine city, the modern Norcia”.
What is the genitive of Nursia?
The genitive singular is Nursiae. Nursia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Nursia?
In classical Latin, [ˈnʊr.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnur.si.a].