Anchiale

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνχιάλη (Ankhiálē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈkʰi.a.leː/, [äŋˈkʰiäɫ̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈki.a.le/, [äŋˈkiːäle]

Proper noun

Anchialē f sg (genitive Anchialēs); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph of Creta
2. A city of Cilicia whose ruins are situated near Mersin

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Anchialē
Genitive	Anchialēs
Dative	Anchialae
Accusative	Anchialēn
Ablative	Anchialē
Vocative	Anchialē
Locative	Anchialae

References

• Anchiale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Anchiale”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly