LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Perusia

Perusia f sg (genitive Perusiae)
Classical[pɛˈrʊ.si.a]Ecclesiastical[peˈruː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularPerusia (an ancient Etruscan and later Roman city which eventually became present-day Perugia, Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePerusia—
genitivePerusiae—
dativePerusiae—
accusativePerusiam—
ablativePerusiā—
vocativePerusia—
locativePerusiae—

Pĕrŭsĭa, ae, f.,
I. one of the twelve confederate towns of Etruria, the mod. Perugia, Liv. 9, 37, 12; Suet. Aug. 14; Vell. 2, 74, 3; Flor. 4, 5, 3.—Hence,
II. Pĕrŭsī-nus, a, um, adj., Perusian: Perusina cohors, Liv. 23, 17: contentio, i. e. the siege of Perusia by Octavianus, Plin. 7, 45, 46. § 148; the famine produced in the town by this siege (cf. Flor. 4, 5, 3) is referred to in Perusina fames, Luc. 1, 41; Aus. Ep. 22, 42: sepulcra, Prop. 1, 22, 3.—Subst.: Pĕ-rŭsīni, ōrum, m., the Perusians, Liv. 10, 30 sq.—Pĕrŭsīnum, i, n., a countryseat in the Perusian territory, Plin. Ep. 1, 4, 1.

Origins

From Etruscan.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPerusiaPerusia (Περουσία: Eth. Perusinus: Perugia), one of the most important and powerful cities of Etruria, situated nearly on the eastern frontier of that…

Quick answers

What does Perusia mean in Latin?
Perusia, a proper noun, means “Perusia (an ancient Etruscan and later Roman city which eventually became present-day Perugia, Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Perusia?
The genitive singular is Perusiae. Perusia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Perusia?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈrʊ.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈruː.s̬i.a].