Boeotia
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See also: Bœotia
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Boeotia
- A district of Ancient Greece, formerly renowned for the proverbial stupidity of its inhabitants; now, a district in east Central Greece, situated on the peninsula, west of Euboea, north of Attica and Megaris, and east of Phokis. The present-day capital of the prefecture is Levadeia.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a district in Greece
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /boe̯ˈoː.ti.a/, [boe̯ˈoː.t̪i.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈo.t͡si.a/, [bɛˈɔː.t͡si.a]
Proper noun[edit]
Boeōtia f sg (genitive Boeōtiae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Boeōtia |
Genitive | Boeōtiae |
Dative | Boeōtiae |
Accusative | Boeōtiam |
Ablative | Boeōtiā |
Vocative | Boeōtia |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Boeotia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Boeotia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Boeotia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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