"Issa" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈɪs.sa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈis.sa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Issae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Issa [nominative, singular], Issae [genitive, singular], Issae [dative, singular], Issam [accusative, singular], Issā [ablative, singular], Issa [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴσσα (Íssa), possibly from an Illyrian word meaning "spas," from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to move violently, rapidly”). Possibly related to Isacia, a place in Lucania mentioned by Pliny. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἴσσα}} Ancient Greek Ἴσσα (Íssa), {{der|la|xil|-}} Illyrian, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₁eysh₂-||to move violently, rapidly}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to move violently, rapidly”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Issa<1>}} Issa f sg (genitive Issae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Issa<1>}}
  1. Vis (an island off the coast of Croatia) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): Places in Croatia Derived forms: Issēnsis Related terms: Issaeus, Issaicus
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