Massilia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), possibly an Ancient Ligurian toponym or perhaps from Ancient Greek μάσσων (mássōn, “further”) + ἅλς (háls, “sea”), literally “(city) on far end of the sea” cf. Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäs̠ˈs̠ɪlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäsˈsiːliä]
Proper noun edit
Massilia f sg (genitive Massiliae); first declension
- Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in modern France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Massilia |
| Genitive | Massiliae |
| Dative | Massiliae |
| Accusative | Massiliam |
| Ablative | Massiliā |
| Vocative | Massilia |
| Locative | Massiliae |
Descendants edit
- English: Marseille
- French: Marseille
- Italian: Marsiglia
- Occitan: Marselha
- Portuguese: Marselha
- Spanish: Marsella
References edit
- “Massilia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Massilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.