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Assyria

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, Assur), its original capital. Doublet of Syria.

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Assyria

  1. A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant from the mid-23rd century BC to 608 BC and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), which came to rule regional empires a number of times through history.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Assyria.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsːy(ː)riɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ːy(ː)ˌriɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): As‧sy‧ria

Proper noun

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Assyria

  1. Assyria (Semitic Akkadian kingdom)

Declension

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Inflection of Assyria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Assyria
genitive Assyrian
partitive Assyriaa
illative Assyriaan
singular plural
nominative Assyria
accusative nom. Assyria
gen. Assyrian
genitive Assyrian
partitive Assyriaa
inessive Assyriassa
elative Assyriasta
illative Assyriaan
adessive Assyrialla
ablative Assyrialta
allative Assyrialle
essive Assyriana
translative Assyriaksi
abessive Assyriatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Assyria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriani
accusative nom. Assyriani
gen. Assyriani
genitive Assyriani
partitive Assyriaani
inessive Assyriassani
elative Assyriastani
illative Assyriaani
adessive Assyriallani
ablative Assyrialtani
allative Assyrialleni
essive Assyrianani
translative Assyriakseni
abessive Assyriattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriasi
accusative nom. Assyriasi
gen. Assyriasi
genitive Assyriasi
partitive Assyriaasi
inessive Assyriassasi
elative Assyriastasi
illative Assyriaasi
adessive Assyriallasi
ablative Assyrialtasi
allative Assyriallesi
essive Assyrianasi
translative Assyriaksesi
abessive Assyriattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriamme
accusative nom. Assyriamme
gen. Assyriamme
genitive Assyriamme
partitive Assyriaamme
inessive Assyriassamme
elative Assyriastamme
illative Assyriaamme
adessive Assyriallamme
ablative Assyrialtamme
allative Assyriallemme
essive Assyrianamme
translative Assyriaksemme
abessive Assyriattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyrianne
accusative nom. Assyrianne
gen. Assyrianne
genitive Assyrianne
partitive Assyriaanne
inessive Assyriassanne
elative Assyriastanne
illative Assyriaanne
adessive Assyriallanne
ablative Assyrialtanne
allative Assyriallenne
essive Assyriananne
translative Assyriaksenne
abessive Assyriattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriansa
accusative nom. Assyriansa
gen. Assyriansa
genitive Assyriansa
partitive Assyriaansa
inessive Assyriassaan
Assyriassansa
elative Assyriastaan
Assyriastansa
illative Assyriaansa
adessive Assyriallaan
Assyriallansa
ablative Assyrialtaan
Assyrialtansa
allative Assyrialleen
Assyriallensa
essive Assyrianaan
Assyrianansa
translative Assyriakseen
Assyriaksensa
abessive Assyriattaan
Assyriattansa
instructive
comitative

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, Assur), its original capital.

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Proper noun

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Assyria f sg (genitive Assyriae); first declension

  1. Assyria (ancient kingdom and subsequent Roman province)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Assyria
genitive Assyriae
dative Assyriae
accusative Assyriam
ablative Assyriā
vocative Assyria

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References

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  • Assyria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Assyria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Assyria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • Assyria”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Assyria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Proper noun

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Assyria

  1. Assyria
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Assyria

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Portuguese

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Assyria f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Assíria.