Palaestina

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See also: Palästina and Palæstina

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē) (see there for more), from Biblical Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (P'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Palaestīna f sg (genitive Palaestīnae); first declension

  1. Palestine
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Palaestīna
genitive Palaestīnae
dative Palaestīnae
accusative Palaestīnam
ablative Palaestīnā
vocative Palaestīna
locative Palaestīnae
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

Palaestīna

  1. inflection of Palaestīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Palaestīnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of Palaestīnus

References

  • “Palaestina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Palaestina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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