Philadelphia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadélpheia), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brotherly/sisterly”). Doublet of Filadelfia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Philadelphia
- The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; former capital of the United States.
- (historical) An ancient Greek city in the Decapolis in modern Jordan; modern Amman.
- (historical) An ancient Greek city in Lydia in modern Turkey; modern Alaşehir.
- A locale in the United States; named for the city in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancok County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi.
- A town and village in Jefferson County, New York.
- A small city in Loudon County, Tennessee.
- A village in Brandenburg, Germany; named for the city in Pennsylvania.
- A village in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England; named for the city in Pennsylvania (OS grid ref NZ3352).
- A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Translations[edit]
largest city in Pennsylvania
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadélpheia).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰi.la.delˈpʰiː.a/, [pʰɪɫ̪äd̪ɛɫ̪ˈpʰiːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.la.delˈfi.a/, [filäd̪elˈfiːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Philadelphīa f sg (genitive Philadelphīae); first declension
- (historical) Philadelphia (ancient Greek city in the Decapolis in modern Jordan; modern Amman)
- (historical) Philadelphia (ancient Greek city in Lydia in modern Turkey; modern Alaşehir)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Philadelphīa |
Genitive | Philadelphīae |
Dative | Philadelphīae |
Accusative | Philadelphīam |
Ablative | Philadelphīā |
Vocative | Philadelphīa |
Locative | Philadelphīae |
References[edit]
- Philadelphia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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