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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrā́ikē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοίνιξ (Phoínix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thrācia f sg (genitive Thrāciae); first declension
- Thrace
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Thracia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Thracia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Thracia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly