Idumaea
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English
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Proper noun
Idumaea
- (historical) An ancient region in the south of Judea in modern Israel and the West Bank, inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.
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Translations
region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites
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Latin
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /i.duːˈmae̯.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.duˈme.a/,
Proper noun
Idūmaea f sg (genitive Idūmaeae); first declension
- (historical) Idumaea (An ancient region in the south of Judea in modern Israel and the West Bank, inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Idūmaea |
| genitive | Idūmaeae |
| dative | Idūmaeae |
| accusative | Idūmaeam |
| ablative | Idūmaeā |
| vocative | Idūmaea |
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References
- “Idumaea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Idumaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Idumaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly