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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δέρβη (Dérbē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Derbē f sg (genitive Derbēs); first declension
- A town of Lycaonia situated near the borders with Cappadocia
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- Derbe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Derbe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly