Coele Syria
See also: Coelesyria and Coele-Syria
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkoe̯.ɫeː ˈsy.ri.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.le ˈsiː.ri.a]
Proper noun
Coelē Syria f sg (genitive Coelē Syriae); first declension
- Coele-Syria (an ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains)
- Coele-Syria (a former province of the Late Roman Empire, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD)
Declension
Indeclinable portion with a first-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Coelē Syria |
| genitive | Coelē Syriae |
| dative | Coelē Syriae |
| accusative | Coelē Syriam |
| ablative | Coelē Syriā |
| vocative | Coelē Syria |
| locative | Coelē Syriae |
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Coele-Syria
- Catalan: Celesíria
- French: Cœlé-Syrie
- German: Kölesyrien, Cölesyrien
- Italian: Celesiria
References
- Cœle Syria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.