Damascus

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק.

The etymology of the ancient name Damascus is uncertain. It is attested as Imerišú (𒀲𒋙) in Akkadian, T-m-ś-q (𓍘𓄟𓊃𓈎𓅱) in Egyptian, Dammaśq (𐡃𐡌𐡔𐡒) in Old Aramaic and Dammeśeq (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) in Biblical Hebrew. A number of Akkadian spellings are found in the Amarna letters, from the 14th century BC: Dimasqa (𒁲𒈦𒋡), Dimàsqì (𒁲𒈦𒀸𒄀), and Dimàsqa (𒁲𒈦𒀸𒋡).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈmæskəs/, /dəˈmɑːskəs/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧mas‧cus

Proper noun

Damascus

  1. The capital city of Syria.

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdaːˈmɑs.kʏs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧mas‧cus

Proper noun

Damascus n

  1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria)

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dāmascus f sg (genitive Dāmascī); second declension

  1. Damascus (an ancient city and the capital city of modern Syria)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dāmascus
Genitive Dāmascī
Dative Dāmascō
Accusative Dāmascum
Ablative Dāmascō
Vocative Dāmasce
Locative Dāmascī

References

  • “Damascus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Damascus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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