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English
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.
Derived terms
Translations
Ancient Homs in Syria
— see also Homs
References
- Worcester, Joseph E. (1861) An Elementary Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Swan, Brewer & Tileston, page 334
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa f (relational adjective emeský)
- Emesa
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)
- Emesa (ancient city in modern Syria; modern Homs)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Proper noun
Emesa f
- Emesa
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Emesa f sg (genitive Emesae); first declension
- Emesa
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
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
Learned borrowing from Latin Emesa, from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσα (Émesa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈmɛ.sa/
- Rhymes: -ɛsa
- Syllabification: E‧me‧sa
Proper noun
Emesa f
- (historical) Emesa
Further reading
- Emesa in Polish dictionaries at PWN