Heraclea
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Hēraclēa, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Heraclea
- (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities named after Heracles
Translations
name of numerous Hellenistic cities
Catalan
Proper noun
Heraclea f
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).
Proper noun
Hēraclēa f sg (genitive Hēraclēae); first declension
- Heraclea, multiple settlements in the Hellenistic world, especially:
- Heraclea Lucania, in modern Policoro, Italy
- Heraclea Sintica, in modern Bulgaria
- Heraclea Cybistra, the modern Ereğli, Turkey
- Heraclea Minoa, in Sicily
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hēraclēa |
Genitive | Hēraclēae |
Dative | Hēraclēae |
Accusative | Hēraclēam |
Ablative | Hēraclēā |
Vocative | Hēraclēa |
Locative | Hēraclēae |
References
- “Heraclea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Heraclea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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