Ancyra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ancȳra.

Proper noun

Ancyra

(historical) The capital city of Galatia.

Derived terms

Ancyraean

Related terms

Ankara

Translations

Capital of Galatia

French: Ancyre (fr) f
Latin: Ancyra (la) f

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄγκῡρα (Ánkūra).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aŋˈkyː.ra]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [an̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.ra]

Proper noun

Ancȳra f sg (genitive Ancȳrae); first declension

Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
(historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ancȳra
genitive	Ancȳrae
dative	Ancȳrae
accusative	Ancȳram
ablative	Ancȳrā
vocative	Ancȳra
locative	Ancȳrae

Derived terms

Ancyranus

Descendants

English: Ancyra
French: Ancyre

References

“Ancyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Ancyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.