Felsina

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌚𐌄𐌋𐌔𐌍𐌀 (felsna) or 𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌆𐌍𐌀 (velzna), possibly borrowed from the Proto-Italic language spoken in Northern Italy before Etruscan intrusion. A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”) is possible, cf German Fels, and Etruscan had a tendency to change p- to f-, compare Populonia/Fufluna.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfel.si.na/, [ˈfɛɫ̪s̠ɪnä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfel.si.na/, [ˈfɛlsinä]

Proper noun

Felsina f sg (genitive Felsinae); first declension

the Etruscan name for Bononia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Felsina
Genitive	Felsinae
Dative	Felsinae
Accusative	Felsinam
Ablative	Felsinā
Vocative	Felsina
Locative	Felsinae

References

“Felsina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Felsina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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