Assyria

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EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, Assur), its original capital.

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Proper nounEdit

Assyria

  1. A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant from the mid-23rd century BC to 608 BC and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), which came to rule regional empires a number of times through history.

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FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Latin Assyria.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsːy(ː)riɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ːy(ː)ˌriɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): as‧sy‧ri‧a

Proper nounEdit

Assyria

  1. Assyria (Semitic Accadian kingdom)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of Assyria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Assyria
genitive Assyrian
partitive Assyriaa
illative Assyriaan
singular plural
nominative Assyria
accusative nom. Assyria
gen. Assyrian
genitive Assyrian
partitive Assyriaa
inessive Assyriassa
elative Assyriasta
illative Assyriaan
adessive Assyrialla
ablative Assyrialta
allative Assyrialle
essive Assyriana
translative Assyriaksi
instructive
abessive Assyriatta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Assyria (type kulkija)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriani
accusative nom. Assyriani
gen. Assyriani
genitive Assyriani
partitive Assyriaani
inessive Assyriassani
elative Assyriastani
illative Assyriaani
adessive Assyriallani
ablative Assyrialtani
allative Assyrialleni
essive Assyrianani
translative Assyriakseni
instructive
abessive Assyriattani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriasi
accusative nom. Assyriasi
gen. Assyriasi
genitive Assyriasi
partitive Assyriaasi
inessive Assyriassasi
elative Assyriastasi
illative Assyriaasi
adessive Assyriallasi
ablative Assyrialtasi
allative Assyriallesi
essive Assyrianasi
translative Assyriaksesi
instructive
abessive Assyriattasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriamme
accusative nom. Assyriamme
gen. Assyriamme
genitive Assyriamme
partitive Assyriaamme
inessive Assyriassamme
elative Assyriastamme
illative Assyriaamme
adessive Assyriallamme
ablative Assyrialtamme
allative Assyriallemme
essive Assyrianamme
translative Assyriaksemme
instructive
abessive Assyriattamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyrianne
accusative nom. Assyrianne
gen. Assyrianne
genitive Assyrianne
partitive Assyriaanne
inessive Assyriassanne
elative Assyriastanne
illative Assyriaanne
adessive Assyriallanne
ablative Assyrialtanne
allative Assyriallenne
essive Assyriananne
translative Assyriaksenne
instructive
abessive Assyriattanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Assyriansa
accusative nom. Assyriansa
gen. Assyriansa
genitive Assyriansa
partitive Assyriaansa
inessive Assyriassaan
Assyriassansa
elative Assyriastaan
Assyriastansa
illative Assyriaansa
adessive Assyriallaan
Assyriallansa
ablative Assyrialtaan
Assyrialtansa
allative Assyrialleen
Assyriallensa
essive Assyrianaan
Assyrianansa
translative Assyriakseen
Assyriaksensa
instructive
abessive Assyriattaan
Assyriattansa
comitative

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, Assur), its original capital.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Assyria f sg (genitive Assyriae); first declension

  1. Assyria (ancient kingdom and subsequent Roman province)

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Assyria
Genitive Assyriae
Dative Assyriae
Accusative Assyriam
Ablative Assyriā
Vocative Assyria

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Assyria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Assyria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Assyria”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • Assyria”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Assyria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Assyria

  1. Assyria

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Assyria

  1. Assyria

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Proper nounEdit

Assyria f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Assíria (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).