Cynosura

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ky.noˈsuː.ra/, [kʏnɔˈs̠uːrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.noˈsu.ra/, [t͡ʃinoˈs̬uːrä]

Proper noun

Cynosūra f sg (genitive Cynosūrae); first declension

Ursa Minor

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cynosūra
Genitive	Cynosūrae
Dative	Cynosūrae
Accusative	Cynosūram
Ablative	Cynosūrā
Vocative	Cynosūra

References

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

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