Cappadocia
English
Etymology
From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/, /-ˈdoʊkiə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Cappadocia
- A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.
- A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century.
Derived terms
Translations
historical region
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Further reading
- Cappadocia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kap.paˈdɔ.t͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -ɔtʃa
- Hyphenation: Cap‧pa‧dò‧cia
Proper noun
Cappadocia f
- Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
- Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)
Related terms
- cappadoce
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kap.paˈdɔ.ki.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kap.paˈd̪ɔː.t͡ʃi.a]
Proper noun
Cappadocia f sg (genitive Cappadociae); first declension
- Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
- Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cappadocia |
| genitive | Cappadociae |
| dative | Cappadociae |
| accusative | Cappadociam |
| ablative | Cappadociā |
| vocative | Cappadocia |
References
- “Cappadocia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cappadocia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.