Philadelphia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadélpheia), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Philadelphia
- The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States; the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County, and a former capital of the United States.
- (historical) A city of the Decapolis; modern Amman, Syria.
- (historical) A city in Lydia; modern Alaşehir, Turkey.
- A locale in the United States; named for the city in Pennsylvania.
- A city in Mississippi; the county seat of Neshoba County.
- A town in New York, and a village within it.
- A city in Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
largest city in Pennsylvania
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadélpheia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰi.la.delˈpʰiː.a/, [pʰɪɫ̪äd̪ɛɫ̪ˈpʰiːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.la.delˈfi.a/, [filäd̪elˈfiːä]
Proper noun
Philadelphīa f sg (genitive Philadelphīae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Philadelphīa |
Genitive | Philadelphīae |
Dative | Philadelphīae |
Accusative | Philadelphīam |
Ablative | Philadelphīā |
Vocative | Philadelphīa |
Locative | Philadelphīae |
References
- Philadelphia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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