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Illyria

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From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.

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Illyria

  1. A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.

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Latin

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Īllyria (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Ancient Greek - root *is-lo (“living”), though the sense is uncertain.[1] Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”). If true, then Ἰλλυρία (Illuría) might be the Greek rendition of Illyrian *islu-or (“star, lit. "the one that sparks"”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁usli (“spark, hot ashes”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn”).

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Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension

  1. Illyria

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Īllyria
Genitive Īllyriae
Dative Īllyriae
Accusative Īllyriam
Ablative Īllyriā
Vocative Īllyria
Locative Īllyriae

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  1. ^ Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006, p. 163
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