Illyria
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun[edit]
Illyria
- A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
region in the Balkan Peninsula
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Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Ancient Greek - root *is-lo (“living”), though the sense is uncertain.[1] Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”). If true, then Ἰλλυρία (Illuría) might be the Greek rendition of Illyrian *islu-or (“star, lit. "the one that sparks"”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁usli (“spark, hot ashes”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iːlˈly.ri.a/, [iːlˈlʲʏriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ilˈli.ri.a/, [ilˈliːriä]
Proper noun[edit]
Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Īllyria |
Genitive | Īllyriae |
Dative | Īllyriae |
Accusative | Īllyriam |
Ablative | Īllyriā |
Vocative | Īllyria |
Locative | Īllyriae |
References[edit]
- ^ Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006, p. 163
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