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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνχιάλη (Ankhiálē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anchialē f sg (genitive Anchialēs); first declension
- (Greek mythology) A nymph of Creta
- A city of Cilicia whose ruins are situated near Mersin
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- Anchiale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Anchiale”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly