Ancona

See also: ancona

English

Etymology

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Proper noun

Ancona

1. A city and associated province of Marche, Italy.

Noun

Ancona (plural Anconas)

1. A breed of poultry.
   • ”In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43.

Derived terms

• Anconan

Translations

city, province

• French: Ancône (fr)
• Italian: Ancona (it) f
• Latin: Ancōn (la) f, Ancōna (la) f
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• Portuguese: Ancona f
• Turkish: Ancona

breed of poultry

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References

1962: C. Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)

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Italian

Etymology

From Italian Ancona, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”), due to the form of the cape where the city was founded.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈkona/

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Proper noun

Ancona f

1. Ancona (province and city)
2. The letter A in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

• anconetano, anconitano

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Latin

Proper noun

Ancōna f sg (genitive Ancōnae); first declension

1. Alternative form of Ancōn

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ancōna
Genitive	Ancōnae
Dative	Ancōnae
Accusative	Ancōnam
Ablative	Ancōnā
Vocative	Ancōna
Locative	Ancōnae

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Ancona f

1. Ancona (a city and province of Marche, Italy)