Massilia
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), possibly an Ancient Ligurian toponym or perhaps from Ancient Greek μάσσων (mássōn) "further" + Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) "sea", i.e. "(city) on far end of the sea" cf. Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäs̠ˈs̠ɪlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäsˈsiːliä]
Proper noun
Massilia f sg (genitive Massiliae); first declension
- Marseilles (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in modern France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Massilia |
Genitive | Massiliae |
Dative | Massiliae |
Accusative | Massiliam |
Ablative | Massiliā |
Vocative | Massilia |
Locative | Massiliae |
Descendants
- English: Marseille
- French: Marseille
- Italian: Marsiglia
- Occitan: Marselha
- Portuguese: Marselha
- Spanish: Marsella
References
- “Massilia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Massilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Ligurian
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Marseille
- la:Cities in France
- la:Departmental capitals
- la:Places in France
- la:Cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- la:Regional capitals of France
- la:Places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur