Marmarica

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαρμαρική (Marmarikḗ).

Proper noun

Marmarica f sg (genitive Marmaricae); first declension

  1. a sandy and barren district situated between Cyrenaica and Egypt, on the border of modern Libya and Egypt

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Marmarica
genitive Marmaricae
dative Marmaricae
accusative Marmaricam
ablative Marmaricā
vocative Marmarica

Derived terms

  • Marmaricus

References

  • “Marmaricus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Marmarica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Marmarica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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