Aetolia
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Map showing the major regions of mainland ancient Greece, and adjacent "barbarian" lands
See also: Ætolia
English
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aetolia
- A mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania.
Derived terms
Translations
region of Greece
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰτωλία (Aitōlía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈtoː.li.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈto.li.a/,
Proper noun
Aetōlia f sg (genitive Aetōliae); first declension
- Aetolia (A mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Aetōlia |
| genitive | Aetōliae |
| dative | Aetōliae |
| accusative | Aetōliam |
| ablative | Aetōliā |
| vocative | Aetōlia |
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References
- “Aetolia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aetolia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Aetolia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly