Bisaltia

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Bīsaltica

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βισαλτία (Bisaltía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bīsaltia f sg (genitive Bīsaltiae); first declension

  1. an ancient region of Macedonia, in modern Greece, extending from the river Strymon to the lake Cercinitis

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Bīsaltia
genitive Bīsaltiae
dative Bīsaltiae
accusative Bīsaltiam
ablative Bīsaltiā
vocative Bīsaltia

References

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