Emesa
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English
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Etymology
From Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Homs.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa
- (historical) Former name of Homs, a city in Syria.
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Translations
Ancient Homs in Syria — see also Homs
References
- ^ “Emesa”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “Emesa”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “Emesa”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa f (related adjective emeský)
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Proper noun
Emesa n (proper noun, genitive Emesas or (optionally with an article) Emesa)
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Proper noun
Emesa f
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Emesa |
| Genitive | Emesae |
| Dative | Emesae |
| Accusative | Emesam |
| Ablative | Emesā |
| Vocative | Emesa |
| Locative | Emesae |
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References
- Emesa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Emesa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa f
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Further reading
- Emesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN