LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Persa1

Persa f sg (genitive Persae)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sa]

Meaning

  1. GreekfemininesingularPerse (daughter of Oceanus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersa—
genitivePersae—
dativePersae—
accusativePersam—
ablativePersā—
vocativePersa—

Persa, ae, f., = Πέρση,
I. daughter of Oceanus, mother of Circe, Perses (the father of Hecate), Æetes, and Pasiphăe, by the Sungod, Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.; also called Perseis, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.—Hence,
A. Per-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Persa, Persean: Perseia Hecate, Val. Fl. 6, 495: proles, i. e. Æetes, id. 5, 582.—
B. Persēĭs, ĭdis, f., the female descendant of Persa, Hecate, Stat. Th. 4, 481.—Adj.: Perseides herbae, i. e. magic herbs, Ov. R. Am. 263.—Perseis (sc. Musa), the title of a Latin poem, Ov. P. 4, 16, 25.
Persa, ae, f.,
I. the name of a little dog, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Ancient Greek πέρθω (pérthō) Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē)bor. Latin Persa Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē).

noun · masculinefirst declension
Persa2
Persa m (genitive Persae)
Classical[ˈpɛr.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sa]

Meaning

  1. masculinea Persian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePersaPersae
genitivePersaePersārum
dativePersaePersīs
accusativePersam
Persēn		Persās
ablativePersā
Persē		Persīs
vocativePersa
Persē		Persae

Persa, ae, m., v. Persae.

Origins

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. Latin Persa Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpersa
  • GermanPerser
  • Italianpersa
  • FrenchPersefrom Middle French Perse
  • Portuguesepersa
  • Spanishpersa
  • Danishperser
  • DutchPers
  • Galicianpersa
  • Hungarianperzsa
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålperser
  • Norwegian Nynorskpersar

Quick answers

What does Persa mean in Latin?
Persa, a proper noun, means “Perse (daughter of Oceanus)”.
What is the genitive of Persa?
The genitive singular is Persae. Persa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Persa?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.sa].