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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαλκεία (Balkeía).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Balcēa f sg (genitive Balcēae); first declension
- a town in Mysia
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Balcea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Balcea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly