Eleusa

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Eleussa === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλεοῦσσα (Eleoûssa). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.ɫeˈuː.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.leˈuː.s̬a] === Proper noun === Eleūsa f sg (genitive Eleūsae); first declension An island of the Saronic Gulf near the promontory of Spiraeum ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Eleusa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Eleusa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly