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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γέλα (Géla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛla
- Hyphenation: Gè‧la
Proper noun
Gela f
- A town in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy
Derived terms
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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Γέλα (Géla).
Proper noun
Gela f sg (genitive Gelae); first declension
- One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated on the southern coast of the island, now still called Gela
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Γέλας (Gélas).
Proper noun
Gela m sg (genitive Gelae); first declension
- A river in Sicily, also called Gelas
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Gela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Gela”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Gela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.