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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διοκλεία (Diokleía). From Διός (Diós, genitive of Ζεύς (Zeús)) + -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Doclea f sg (genitive Docleae); first declension
- A city in Dalmatia, whose ruins are situated not far from Podgorica
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Docleas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Dioclea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly