Locris

English

Etymology

From Latin Locris, from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Proper noun

Locris

2. An ancient region in Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Translations

region of ancient Greece

• Armenian: Լոկրիս (hy) (Lokris)
• French: Locride (fr)
• German: Lokris
• Greek: Λοκρίδα (el) (Lokrída)

  Ancient: Λοκρίς (Lokrís)

• Italian: Locride
• Latin: Locris
• Russian: Локри́да (Lokrída)
• Spanish: Lócrida, Lócride

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kris/, [ˈɫ̪ɔkrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kris/, [ˈlɔːkris]

Proper noun

Locris f sg (genitive Locridis); third declension

1. Locris (an ancient region in Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Locris
Genitive	Locridis
Dative	Locridī
Accusative	Locridem
Ablative	Locride
Vocative	Locris

References

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