Zelia

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζέλεια (Zéleia).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /zeˈliː.a/, [d̪͡z̪ɛˈlʲiːä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zeˈli.a/, [d̪͡z̪eˈliːä]

Proper noun edit

Zelīa f sg (genitive Zelīae); first declension

A town in Troas

Declension edit

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Zelīa
Genitive	Zelīae
Dative	Zelīae
Accusative	Zelīam
Ablative	Zelīā
Vocative	Zelīa
Locative	Zelīae

References edit

Zelia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Zeleia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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