Laodicea
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laodicea (uncountable)
- (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Laodice, in particular:
Synonyms
- (city of ancient Media): Laodicea in Media, Ladhiqiyya, Laodicea in Persis
Translations
name of numerous Hellenistic cities
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/, [ɫ̪äːɔd̪ɪˈkeːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /la.o.diˈt͡ʃe.a/, [läod̪iˈt͡ʃɛːä]
Proper noun
Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension
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
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
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