Palimbothra

Latin

Alternative forms

• Palibothra

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παλιμβόθρα (Palimbóthra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈlim.bo.tʰra/, [päˈlʲɪmbɔt̪ʰrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈlim.bo.tra/, [päˈlimbot̪rä]

Proper noun

Palimbothra f sg (genitive Palimbothrae); first declension

1. Pataliputra; An ancient city in India, situated at the junction of the rivers Ganges and Erannaboas (modern Patna).

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Palimbothra
Genitive	Palimbothrae
Dative	Palimbothrae
Accusative	Palimbothram
Ablative	Palimbothrā
Vocative	Palimbothra
Locative	Palimbothrae

References

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