Phoenice
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See also: phoenice
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη (Phoiníkē), from φοίνικι (phoíniki, “Phoenicians”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo), from Egyptian fnḫw (“Canaanites, Syrians”),
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰoe̯ˈniː.keː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈni.t͡ʃe/,
Proper noun
Phoenīcē f sg (genitive Phoenīcēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Phoenīcē |
| Genitive | Phoenīcēs |
| Dative | Phoenīcae |
| Accusative | Phoenīcēn |
| Ablative | Phoenīcē |
| Vocative | Phoenīcē |
Related terms
References
- “Phoenice”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phoenice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.