Laodicea
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia), from Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), chiefly after Laodice I and other Seleucid empresses. Equivalent to Laodice + -a.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laodicea (uncountable)
- (historical) Various former cities in Southwest Asia, including
Synonyms
- (ancient Nahavand, Iran): Laodicea in Media, Laodicea in Persis, Antioch, Antiochia, Antioch in Media, Antioch in Persis, Antioch of Chosroes, Ladhiqiyya
- (ancient city near Denizli, Turkey): Laodicea on the Lycus
Translations
name of various ancient cities
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /la.o.diˈt͡ʃe.a/,
Proper noun
Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lāodicēa |
| genitive | Lāodicēae |
| dative | Lāodicēae |
| accusative | Lāodicēam |
| ablative | Lāodicēā |
| vocative | Lāodicēa |
| locative | Lāodicēae |
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: Laodicée
References
- Laodicea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Laodicea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press