Ancyra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Ancȳra.

Proper noun[edit]

Ancyra

  1. (historical) The capital city of Galatia

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Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄγκῡρα (Ánkūra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ancȳra f sg (genitive Ancȳrae); first declension

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. (historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ancȳra
Genitive Ancȳrae
Dative Ancȳrae
Accusative Ancȳram
Ablative Ancȳrā
Vocative Ancȳra
Locative Ancȳrae

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: Ancyra
  • French: Ancyre

References[edit]

  • Ancyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ancyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.