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Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρώνεια (Marṓneia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marōnēa f sg (genitive Marōnēae); first declension
- A city of Thrace situated on the river Schoenus and famous for its wine
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
Marōnēa
- inflection of Marōnēus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
Marōnēā
- ablative feminine singular of Marōnēus
References
- “Maronea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Maronea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Maroneia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly