Abdera
See also: Abderą
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Proper noun
Abdera
- An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
- A modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.
Derived terms
Translations
town
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Proper noun
Abdera n (proper noun, genitive Abderas or (optionally with an article) Abdera)
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
Declension
Declension of Abdera [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Further reading
- Abdera on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Abdera” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Abdera” in Duden online
- “Abdera” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Abdēra, from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈdɛ.ra/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Hyphenation: Ab‧dè‧ra
Proper noun
Abdera f
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
Related terms
References
- ^ Abdera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- Abdera (Tracia) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈdeː.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈd̪ɛː.ra]
Proper noun
Abdēra n or f (genitive Abdērōrum or Abderae); variously declined, second declension, first declension
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
- (figuratively, by extension) Chelm, cloud-cuckoo-land
Declension
Second declension (neuter plural) or first declension (feminine singular) noun, with locative.
plural | |
---|---|
nominative | Abdēra |
genitive | Abdērōrum Abdērae |
dative | Abdērīs Abdērae |
accusative | Abdēra Abdēram |
ablative | Abdērīs Abdērā |
vocative | Abdēra |
locative | Abdērīs Abdērae |
Alternative forms
- Abdērum n
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈdeː.raː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈd̪ɛː.ra]
Proper noun
Abdērā f
- ablative of Abdēra
References
- “Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Abdera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Abdera in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈdɛ.ra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: Ab‧de‧ra
Proper noun
Abdera f
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
- miasto Abdera ― the city of Abdera
- mieszkaniec Abdery ― resident of Abdera
Declension
Declension of Abdera
Related terms
adjective
Further reading
- Abdera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Abdera f