Macra

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See also: macra and macra-

Latin

Etymology

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The river's mouth

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Macra m sg (genitive Macrae); first declension

  1. Magra (a river in Italy), flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and limit between Liguria and Etruria

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Macra
Genitive Macrae
Dative Macrae
Accusative Macram
Ablative Macrā
Vocative Macra

Descendants

  • Italian: Magra

References

  • Macra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Macra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Macra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press