Balcea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαλκεία (Balkeía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /balˈkeː.a/, [bäɫ̪ˈkeːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /balˈt͡ʃe.a/, [bäl̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛːä]

Proper noun

Balcēa f sg (genitive Balcēae); first declension

1. A town in Mysia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Balcēa
Genitive	Balcēae
Dative	Balcēae
Accusative	Balcēam
Ablative	Balcēā
Vocative	Balcēa
Locative	Balcēae

References

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