Ancona
See also: ancona
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).
Proper noun edit
Ancona
- A city and associated province of Marche, Italy.
- A small town in the Shire of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, named after Ancona, Italy.
- A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States, named after Ancona, Italy.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
city, province
Noun edit
Ancona (plural Anconas)
- A breed of poultry.
- In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
breed of poultry
References edit
1962: C. Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”), due to the form of the cape where the city was founded.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ancona f
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Ancōna f sg (genitive Ancōnae); first declension
- Alternative form of Ancōn
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ancōna |
Genitive | Ancōnae |
Dative | Ancōnae |
Accusative | Ancōnam |
Ablative | Ancōnā |
Vocative | Ancōna |
Locative | Ancōnae |
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: An‧co‧na
Proper noun edit
Ancona