Zilia
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French
Proper noun
Zilia ?
- A village in the Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France
Derived terms
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Punic, probably cognate with Mishnaic Hebrew שׁלי (š-l-y, “to fish”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈzi.li.a/,
Proper noun
Zilia f sg (genitive Ziliae); first declension
- A river in Mauritania, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
- A town situated at the mouth of the same river, on the road from Lixus to Tingis, near modern Asilah
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zilia |
| Genitive | Ziliae |
| Dative | Ziliae |
| Accusative | Ziliam |
| Ablative | Ziliā |
| Vocative | Zilia |
| Locative | Ziliae |
References
- “Zilia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lipiński, Edward (2004) Itineraria Phoenicia (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta), pages 450–1