Rusadir

Latin

Alternative forms

• Rusaddir, Russader, Rhysaddir, Ryssadirum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥυσσάδειρον (Rhussádeiron) etc., from Punic 𐤓‬𐤔𐤀𐤃𐤓 (r‬šʾdr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈru.sa.dir/, [ˈrʊs̠äd̪ɪr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.sa.dir/, [ˈruːs̬äd̪ir]

Proper noun

Rusadir n sg (genitive Rusadiris); third declension

1. (historical) Former name of Melila, Melilla (a city of Spain; Spanish exclave surrounded by Morocco)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rusadir
genitive	Rusadiris
dative	Rusadirī
accusative	Rusadirem
ablative	Rusadire
vocative	Rusadir

References

• Rhysaddir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Rusadir”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly