Edessa
See also: edessä
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Edessa, from Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEdessa
- A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
- (chiefly historical) Synonym of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.
Synonyms
edit- (ancient Urfa): Antioch, Antioch on the Callirhoe, Urhay, Orhay
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcity in Greece
city in Mesopotamia — see also Sanliurfa
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editProper noun
editEdessa f
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈdes.sa/, [ɛˈd̪ɛs̠ːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈdes.sa/, [eˈd̪ɛsːä]
Proper noun
editEdessa f sg (genitive Edessae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Edessa |
Genitive | Edessae |
Dative | Edessae |
Accusative | Edessam |
Ablative | Edessā |
Vocative | Edessa |
Locative | Edessae |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “Edessa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Edessa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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