Ancyra
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Ancyra
- (historical) The capital city of Galatia
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Translations
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄγκῡρα (Ánkūra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /anˈkyː.ra/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈt͡ʃi.ra/,
Proper noun
Ancȳra f sg (genitive Ancȳrae); first declension
- Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
- (historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ancȳra |
| genitive | Ancȳrae |
| dative | Ancȳrae |
| accusative | Ancȳram |
| ablative | Ancȳrā |
| vocative | Ancȳra |
| locative | Ancȳrae |
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References
- “Ancyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ancyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.