Laodicea

English

Alternative forms

• Laodiceia
• Laodikeia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/

Proper noun

Laodicea (uncountable)

1. (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Laodice, in particular:
   1. a city of ancient Media, corresponding to Nahavand
   2. a city on the river Lycus in Caria and Lydia, situated near modern Denizli, Turkey

Synonyms

• (city of ancient Media): Laodicea in Media, Ladhiqiyya, Laodicea in Persis

Translations

name of numerous Hellenistic cities

• Armenian: Լաոդիկիա (Laodikia)
• French: Laodicée
• Greek:

  Ancient: Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia)

• Latin: Lāodicēa
• Russian: Лаодике́я (Laodikéja)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/, [ɫ̪äːɔd̪ɪˈkeːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.o.diˈt͡ʃe.a/, [läod̪iˈt͡ʃɛːä]

Proper noun

Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension

1. Laodicea

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lāodicēa
Genitive	Lāodicēae
Dative	Lāodicēae
Accusative	Lāodicēam
Ablative	Lāodicēā
Vocative	Lāodicēa
Locative	Lāodicēae

Derived terms

• Lāodicensis

References

• Laodicea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• “Laodicea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press