[ˈbʊr.sa], [ˈbur.sa]
OriginLate Latin (4th century); from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).
- declension-1, feminineoxhide, animal skin
- Medieval-Latin, broadly, declension-1, femininepurse, especially one made of skin or leather
- Medieval-Latin, declension-1, femininesupply of money, funds
- Medieval-Latin, declension-1, femininepension
Formsbursae(genitive) · bursa(nominative, singular) · bursae(nominative, plural) · bursae(genitive, singular) · bursārum(genitive, plural) · bursae(dative, singular) · bursīs(dative, plural) · bursam(accusative, singular) · bursās(accusative, plural) · bursā(ablative, singular) · bursīs(ablative, plural) · bursa(singular, vocative) · bursae(plural, vocative) · byrsa(alternative)