Limyrica

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λιμυρική (Limurikḗ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liˈmy.ri.ka/, [lʲɪˈmʏrɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈmi.ri.ka/, [liˈmiːrikä]

Proper noun

Limyrica f

1. A historical region of modern Kerala, India, mentioned by Pliny and thought to correspond to the present-day Malabar Coast

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Limyrica
Genitive	Limyricae
Dative	Limyricae
Accusative	Limyricam
Ablative	Limyricā
Vocative	Limyrica

References

• “Limyrica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “India”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly