noun · femininefirst declension
ursa
ursa f (genitive ursae)
Classical[ˈʊr.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈur.sa]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- femininea she-bear; female bear
Expedit magis ursae occurrere raptīs fētibus, quam fatuō cōnfīdentī in stultitiā suā. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)
c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.17.12
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ursus fēmina; stēllae quoque ``Ursa'' vocantur.ursa -ae f — in Mille Verba, Animālia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ursa | ursae |
| genitive | ursae | ursārum |
| dative | ursae | ursīs |
| accusative | ursam | ursās |
| ablative | ursā | ursīs |
| vocative | ursa | ursae |
ursa, ae, f. ursus,
I. a she-bear.
II. Transf.: Ursa, as a constellation, either Ursa Major, the Greater Bear, or Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, Ov. H. 18 (17), 152; id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 11, 8; 5, 3, 7; Val. Fl. 4, 724; Suet. Aug. 80.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ursa ae, f
ursus, a bear, she-bear : Catulus, partu quem reddidit ursa, O.—As a constellation, the Bear : Parrhasis, the Great Bear , O.: Erymanthis, the Little Bear , O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥tḱos
- Proto-Italic*orsos
- Latinursa
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin ursa From ursus (“bear”) + -a (feminine suffix).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanóssa
- Frenchourse
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianursă
- Aromanianursã
- Aromanianurse
Italo-Romance
- Italianorsa
- Sicilianursa
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishosafrom Old Spanish ossa
- Aragoneseonsa
Borrowings
- Portugueseursa
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshursa
- Romanshuorsa