Hybla
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hybla
- The name of three ancient cities of Sicily.
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕβλα (Húbla).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhy.bla/, [ˈhʏbɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.bla/, [ˈiːblä]
Proper noun[edit]
Hybla f sg (genitive Hyblae); first declension
- (Sicel or Siceliot god) A mother goddess of the Earth and fertility, venerated in Sicily by the Sicels, depicted seated on a throne, flanked by a paredra figure (male or female) and two lions; often associated with Demeter or Potnia Theron.
- The name of three ancient cities of Sicily, named after the goddess.
- Megara Hyblaea (Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία), Hybla Gereatis (Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις), Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hybla |
Genitive | Hyblae |
Dative | Hyblae |
Accusative | Hyblam |
Ablative | Hyblā |
Vocative | Hybla |
Locative | Hyblae |
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