Balanea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαλαναία (Balanaía), variant of Βαλανέαι (Balanéai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ba.laˈneː.a/, [bäɫ̪äˈneːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ba.laˈne.a/, [bäläˈnɛːä]

Proper noun

Balanēa f sg (genitive Balanēae); first declension

1. A coastal town in Syria situated between Gabala and Aradus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Balanēa
Genitive	Balanēae
Dative	Balanēae
Accusative	Balanēam
Ablative	Balanēā
Vocative	Balanēa
Locative	Balanēae

References

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