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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκτρα (Báktra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bactra n pl (genitive Bactrōrum); second declension
- The capital of Bactriana, now Balkh in Afghanistan
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
References
- Bactra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Bactra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly