Phrygia

English

Etymology

From Latin Phrygia, from Ancient Greek Φρυγία (Phrugía).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.i.ə/
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Proper noun

Phrygia

  1. (historical) A geographic region and ancient kingdom in the west central part of Asia Minor, in what is now modern-day Turkey.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φρυγία (Phrugía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phrygia f sg (genitive Phrygiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Phrygia (a geographic region and ancient kingdom in the west central part of Asia Minor, in what is now modern-day Turkey)
  2. (poetic) Troy

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Phrygia
genitive Phrygiae
dative Phrygiae
accusative Phrygiam
ablative Phrygiā
vocative Phrygia
locative Phrygiae

Descendants

  • Catalan: Frígia
  • Galician: Frixia
  • Italian: Frigia
  • Portuguese: Frígia
  • Spanish: Frigia

References

  • Phrygia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.