Macra
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈma.kra/, [ˈmäkrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.kra/, [ˈmäːkrä]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmak.ra/, [ˈmäkrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmak.ra/, [ˈmäkrä]
Proper noun
Macra m sg (genitive Macrae); first declension
- A river flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and limit between Liguria and Etruria, now the Magra
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Macra |
| Genitive | Macrae |
| Dative | Macrae |
| Accusative | Macram |
| Ablative | Macrā |
| Vocative | Macra |
Descendants
- Italian: Magra
References
- “Macra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Macra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Macra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press