Phoenice

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See also: phoenice

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē), from φοίνικι (phoíniki, Phoenicians), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo), from Egyptian fnḫw (Canaanites, Syrians),

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Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Phoenīcē f sg (genitive Phoenīcēs); first declension

  1. Phoenicia

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Phoenīcē
Genitive Phoenīcēs
Dative Phoenīcae
Accusative Phoenīcēn
Ablative Phoenīcē
Vocative Phoenīcē

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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