Tiberias
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English
Etymology
From Latin Tiberias, from Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), after the Emperor Tiberius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tiberias
- A town in the Northern District, on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.
Derived terms
Translations
town
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Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), ultimately named after Tiberius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tiˈbe.ri.as/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tiˈbe.ri.as/,
Proper noun
Tiberias f sg (genitive Tiberiadis); third declension
- Tiberias (a town in Galilee)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tiberias |
| genitive | Tiberiadis |
| dative | Tiberiadī |
| accusative | Tiberiadem |
| ablative | Tiberiade |
| vocative | Tiberias |
| locative | Tiberiadī Tiberiade |
Descendants
References
- Tĭbĕrĭăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,574/1.