Ascalon
English edit
Proper noun edit
Ascalon
German edit
Proper noun edit
Ascalon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ascalons)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων (Askálōn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /asˈka.loːn/, [äs̠ˈkäɫ̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈka.lon/, [äsˈkäːlon]
Proper noun edit
Ascalōn f sg (genitive Ascalōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ascalōn |
| Genitive | Ascalōnis |
| Dative | Ascalōnī |
| Accusative | Ascalōnem Ascalōna |
| Ablative | Ascalōne |
| Vocative | Ascalōn |
| Locative | Ascalōnī Ascalōne |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Ascalo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ascalo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- Asquelom (chiefly biblical)
- Ascalão (chiefly referring to the city in medieval times)
- Ashkelon
- Ascalona, Ascalom (less common)
- Ashqelon, Ashquelon, Asquelon, Askelon (uncommon)
Proper noun edit
Ascalon