Nissa
Latin
Etymology
From Sicilian Nissa, itself from Arabic قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ, “Fortress of the Women”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɪs.sa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnis.sa]
Proper noun
Nissa f sg (genitive Nissae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nissa |
| genitive | Nissae |
| dative | Nissae |
| accusative | Nissam |
| ablative | Nissā |
| vocative | Nissa |
| locative | Nissae |
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- Cartanissitta (learned borrowing)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic النِسَاء (an-nisāʔ), clipping of the extended form Arabic قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ, “Fortress of the Women”). Compare, for a similar output from Siculo-Arabic, compare Buxema and Xibbetta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnis.sa/
- Hyphenation: Nìs‧sa
Proper noun
Nissa m
- Caltanissetta (a city, in Sicily, Italy)
Derived terms
- nissena
- nissenu
Related terms
Descendants
- → Medieval Latin: Nissa