Baleares
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰλῐᾱρεῖς (Baliāreîs), of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from βάλλω (bállō, “I launch”); Strabo suggests a Phoenician origin.[1] More at Balearic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ba.leˈaː.reːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.leˈa.res/,
Proper noun
Baleārēs m pl (genitive Baleārium); third declension
- The Balearic Islands
- The inhabitants of the Balearic Islands
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Baleārēs |
| Genitive | Baleārium |
| Dative | Baleāribus |
| Accusative | Baleārēs Baleārīs |
| Ablative | Baleāribus |
| Vocative | Baleārēs |
Related terms
References
- “Bălĭāres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Baleares in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Baleares”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Strab. xiv. p. 654; Plin. l.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Baleares f pl
- Balearic Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea)
- Synonym: Ilhas Baleares
Spanish
Proper noun
Baleares f pl
- Synonym of Islas Baleares (“Balearic Islands”)