Illyria
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós.[1] This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun
[edit]Illyria
- (historical) A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
- (historical) A much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]region in the Balkan Peninsula
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References
[edit]- ^ Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. In: Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn a. d. Zaya (ed.): Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien, pp. 92–117.
- ^ Platus.The Menaechmi, pp. 28
Further reading
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Latin
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós.[1] This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iːlˈly.ri.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ilˈliː.ri.a]
Proper noun
[edit]Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension
- (historical) Illyria (a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania)
- (historical) Illyria, Illyricum (a much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Īllyria |
| genitive | Īllyriae |
| dative | Īllyriae |
| accusative | Īllyriam |
| ablative | Īllyriā |
| vocative | Īllyria |
| locative | Īllyriae |
References
[edit]- ^ Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. In: Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn a. d. Zaya (ed.): Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien, pp. 92–117.
- ^ Platus.The Menaechmi, pp. 28
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