Ragusia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Labusa, Lavusa, Ragusium, Rachusa, Rausia, Raugia

Etymology

From a previous Ragusium, from Ancient Greek Ραγούσιον (Ragoúsion) or Ῥαούσιν (Rhaoúsin). Of uncertain origin, but several ones have been proposed. From:

• Ancient Greek ῥάξ (rháx, “grape”);
• Ancient Greek ῥώξ (rhṓx, “breach, narrow passage”);
• Ancient Greek ῥωγάς (rhōgás, “ragged (of rocks)”),
• Ancient Greek ῥαγή (rhagḗ, “fissure”) (cfr. English Rey;
• a Dalmatae/Romance substrate *Lausa, connected to λᾶας (lâas) ("rock, stone").
• from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (modern rrush).^[1] Historically called Rush in Albanian.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /raˈɡu.si.a/, [räˈɡʊs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /raˈɡu.si.a/, [räˈɡuːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Ragusia f sg (genitive Ragusiae); first declension

1. Ragusa (a town in Sicily, Italy); the ancient city of Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)
2. Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ragusia
Genitive	Ragusiae
Dative	Ragusiae
Accusative	Ragusiam
Ablative	Ragusiā
Vocative	Ragusia
Locative	Ragusiae

Derived terms

• Ragusanus

Descendants

• Italian: Ragusa
• Sicilian: Ragusa
• English: Ragusa
• Venetan: Raguxa

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998). Albanian etymological dictionary. Leiden: Brill