Elegea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλέγεια (Elégeia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.leˈɡeː.a/, [ɛɫ̪ɛˈɡeːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.leˈd͡ʒe.a/, [eleˈd͡ʒɛːä]

Proper noun

Elegēa f sg (genitive Elegēae); first declension

1. A city of Greater Armenia situated near the sources of the Euphrates
2. A town of Lesser Armenia on the right bank of the Euphrates

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Elegēa
Genitive	Elegēae
Dative	Elegēae
Accusative	Elegēam
Ablative	Elegēā
Vocative	Elegēa
Locative	Elegēae

References

• Elegea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.