Taurica
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See also: taurica
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Taurica, from Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή (Taurikḗ).
Proper noun
Taurica
- (historical) The name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans.
- Synonym: Tauric Chersonese
Translations
the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.ri.ka/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.ri.ka/,
Proper noun
Taurica f sg (genitive Tauricae); first declension
- the Tauric Chersonese
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 4.91:
- Sarmatiae, Scythiae, Tauricae omnisque a Borysthene amne tractus longitudo DCCCCLXXX, latitudo DCCXVI a M. Agrippa tradita est.
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Taurica |
| Genitive | Tauricae |
| Dative | Tauricae |
| Accusative | Tauricam |
| Ablative | Tauricā |
| Vocative | Taurica |
| Locative | Tauricae |
Further reading
- Taurĭcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,546/3: “Taurĭcus, a, um, Taurique, de la Tauride: Ov. P. 1, 2, 80; Plin. 4, 85 ‖ -rĭca, æ, f., la Chersonèse Taurique: Plin. 4, 91.”