Arsenaria

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.seˈnaː.ri.a/, [ärs̠ɛˈnäːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.seˈna.ri.a/, [ärseˈnäːriä]

Proper noun

Arsenāria f sg (genitive Arsenāriae); first declension

1. (historical) Arsenaria (an ancient city in Algeria; near Bethioua 3 Roman miles inland from the sea between Quiza and the mouth of the Chinalaf)
2. (New Latin, inexact) Arzew (a city in Algeria)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arsenāria
Genitive	Arsenāriae
Dative	Arsenāriae
Accusative	Arsenāriam
Ablative	Arsenāriā
Vocative	Arsenāria
Locative	Arsenāriae

Descendants

• Arabic: أرزيو
  • French: Arzew
    • English: Arzew

References

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