Damascus
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק.
The etymology of the ancient name Damascus is uncertain. It is attested as Imerišú (𒀲𒋙) in Akkadian, T-m-ś-q (𓍘𓄟𓊃𓈎𓅱) in Egyptian, Dammaśq (𐡃𐡌𐡔𐡒) in Old Aramaic and Dammeśeq (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) in Biblical Hebrew. A number of Akkadian spellings are found in the Amarna letters, from the 14th century BC: Dimasqa (𒁲𒈦𒋡), Dimàsqì (𒁲𒈦𒀸𒄀), and Dimàsqa (𒁲𒈦𒀸𒋡).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /dəˈmæskəs/, /dəˈmɑːskəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧mas‧cus
Proper noun
editDamascus
- The capital city of Syria.
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Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDamascus n
- Damascus (the capital city of Syria)
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editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic source.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /daːˈmas.kus/, [d̪äːˈmäs̠kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /daˈmas.kus/, [d̪äˈmäskus]
Proper noun
editDāmascus f sg (genitive Dāmascī); second declension
- Damascus (an ancient city and the capital city of modern Syria)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dāmascus |
Genitive | Dāmascī |
Dative | Dāmascō |
Accusative | Dāmascum |
Ablative | Dāmascō |
Vocative | Dāmasce |
Locative | Dāmascī |
References
edit- “Damascus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Damascus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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