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Nassa
Nas′sa
,Noun.
pl. E.
Nassas
(#)
, L. Nassae
(#)
. [From L.
nassa
a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] (Zool.)
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera
– Nassa
, Tritia
, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae
; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda
. nas′soid
(#)
, Adj.
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nassa
nassa
See also: Nassa
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Old Latin nasta, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). See also Proto-Germanic *natją (English net).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnas.sa/
Noun
nassa f (genitive nassae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nassa | nassae |
| genitive | nassae | nassārum |
| dative | nassae | nassīs |
| accusative | nassam | nassās |
| ablative | nassā | nassīs |
| vocative | nassa | nassae |
References
- nassa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nassa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- NASSA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nassa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- nassa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers