Galilaea
See also: galilaea
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā, “Galilee”), from the Biblical Hebrew הַגָּלִיל (Hagalíl).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡa.liːˈɫae̯.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡa.liˈlɛː.a]
Proper noun
Galīlaea f sg (genitive Galīlaeae); first declension
- Galilee (a mountainous geographic region in northern Israel)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Galīlaea |
| genitive | Galīlaeae |
| dative | Galīlaeae |
| accusative | Galīlaeam |
| ablative | Galīlaeā |
| vocative | Galīlaea |
Derived terms
- Galīlaeī
- Galīlaeus
References
- “Gălīlaea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gălĭlæa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 701/3.