Doclea

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Dioclea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Διοκλεία (Diokleía), from Διός (Diós, Zeus) +‎ κλέος (kléos, glory): “glory of Zeus”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Doclea f sg (genitive Docleae); first declension

  1. a city in Dalmatia, whose ruins are situated not far from Podgorica

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Doclea
genitive Docleae
dative Docleae
accusative Docleam
ablative Docleā
vocative Doclea
locative Docleae

Derived terms

  • Docleās

References

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