proper noun · neutersecond declension
Pēlūsium
Pēlūsium n sg (genitive Pēlūsiī or Pēlūsī)
Meaning
- Pelusium (an ancient city of Egypt at the eastern mouth of the Nile)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pēlūsium | — |
| genitive | Pēlūsiī Pēlūsī | — |
| dative | Pēlūsiō | — |
| accusative | Pēlūsium | — |
| ablative | Pēlūsiō | — |
| vocative | Pēlūsium | — |
| locative | Pēlūsiī | — |
Pēlūsĭum, ii, n., = Πηλούσιον,
I. an Egyptian city at the eastern mouth of the Nile, the modern Castle of Tineh, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Caes. B. C. 3, 103; Liv. 44, 19.—Hence,
A. Pēlūsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Pelusiac:
lens, Verg. G. 1, 228: linum, Plin 19, 1, 2, § 14: ostium Nili, Mel. 1, 9, 9; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64: via, leading to Pelusium, id. 6, 29, 33, § 167.—B. Pēlū-sĭānus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:
mala, Col. 5, 10, 19.—C. Pēlūsĭōta or Pēlūsĭō-tes, ae, m., a Pelusian:
Pelusiotae caepe non edunt, Gell. 20, 8, 7.—Acc.: Pelusioten, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, n. 7.—D. Pēlūsĭus, a, um, adj., Pelusian:
vada Pelusia, Luc. 8, 466: linteum, Phaedr. 2, 5, 12: munera, Mart. 13, 9, 1.Origins
From Ancient Greek Πηλούσιον (Pēloúsion).
Descendants
- EnglishPelusium
- FrenchPéluse
- ItalianPelusio
- PortuguesePelúsio
- SpanishPelusio