Murcia
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Murcia
- An autonomous community and province in southeast Spain.
- The capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain.
Derived terms
Translations
autonomous community
city
Anagrams
Aragonese
Proper noun
Murcia
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain)
Asturian
Proper noun
Murcia ?
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain)
Related terms
- murcianu
Galician
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Murcia f
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain)
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Unclear. Has been derived from myrtus (“myrtle”), from murcus or from Ancient Greek μύρκος (múrkos, “dumb”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmʊr.ki.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmur.t͡ʃi.a]
Proper noun
Murcia f sg (genitive Murciae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Murcia |
| genitive | Murciae |
| dative | Murciae |
| accusative | Murciam |
| ablative | Murciā |
| vocative | Murcia |
References
- Murcia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
Various theories exist, the most common that it derived from Latin Myrta or Murtea, meaning the land of myrtle (see Latin myrta), or from Latin Murtia, from the name Murtius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuɾθja/ [ˈmuɾ.θja] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈmuɾsja/ [ˈmuɾ.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -uɾθja (Spain)
- Rhymes: -uɾsja (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Mur‧cia
Proper noun
Murcia f
- Murcia (an autonomous community and province in southeast Spain)
- Murcia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain)
Related terms
Further reading
- Murcia on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es