Murcia
English edit
Etymology edit
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Murcia
- An autonomous community and province in southeast Spain.
- The capital city of Murcia, Spain.
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Translations edit
autonomous community
city
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Aragonese edit
Proper noun edit
Murcia
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)
Asturian edit
Proper noun edit
Murcia ?
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)
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Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
- Múrcia (reintegrationist)
Proper noun edit
Murcia f
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of Murcia, Spain)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Unclear. Has been derived from myrtus (“myrtle”), from murcus or from Ancient Greek μύρκος (múrkos, “dumb”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmur.ki.a/, [ˈmʊrkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmur.t͡ʃi.a/, [ˈmurt͡ʃiä]
Proper noun edit
Murcia f sg (genitive Murciae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Murcia |
Genitive | Murciae |
Dative | Murciae |
Accusative | Murciam |
Ablative | Murciā |
Vocative | Murcia |
References edit
- Murcia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Various theories exist, the most common that it derived from Latin Myrta or Murtea, meaning the land of myrtle (see Latin myrta), or from Latin Murtia, from the name Murtius.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈmuɾθja/ [ˈmuɾ.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈmuɾsja/ [ˈmuɾ.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uɾθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -uɾsja
- Syllabification: Mur‧cia
Proper noun edit
Murcia f
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province of Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of Spain)
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Further reading edit
- Murcia on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es