Tiberias

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English

Etymology

From Latin Tiberias, from Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), after the Emperor Tiberius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪˈbɪəɹi.æs/

Proper noun

Tiberias

  1. A town in the Northern District, on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.

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Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), ultimately named after Tiberius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tiberias f sg (genitive Tiberiadis); third declension

  1. 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.

Case Singular
Nominative Tiberias
Genitive Tiberiadis
Dative Tiberiadī
Accusative Tiberiadem
Ablative Tiberiade
Vocative Tiberias
Locative Tiberiadī
Tiberiade

Descendants

  • English: Tiberias
  • ?French: Tibériade
  • Italian: Tiberiade

References

  • Tĭbĕrĭăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,574/1.