Issa

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Issa, ae, f., = Ἴσσα,

I an island in the Adriatic Sea , near Illyria , with a town of the same name , now Lissa , Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 152; Caes. B. C. 3, 9; Liv. 43, 9. —

II Derivv.

A Issaeus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Issa , Issaean; subst. : Issaei , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Issa , Liv. 31, 45. —

B Issaĭcus , a, um, adj., Issaean , Liv. 32, 21.—

C Issensis , e, adj., Issaean : naves, Liv. 43, 9.—Subst.: Issenses , ium, m., the inhabitants of Issa , Liv. 45, 26.

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