English

Proper noun

Susa

1. (historical) the capital of Elam, and a capital/major city in later Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian empires, located on the site of present day Shush, Iran.

Translations

Italian

Proper noun

Susa f

1. A small town in the Torino province of Piemonte
2. Sousse (city in Tunisia)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σοῦσα ‎(Soûsa).

Proper noun

Sūsa f ‎(genitive Sūsae); first declension

1. Susa (ancient capital of Elam, in modern Iran)

Declension

First declension, with locative.

References

• Susa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Susa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Tok Pisin

Noun

susa

1. sister

Usage notes

Sista is more common; some speakers also use barata.