Illyria
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun
[edit]Illyria
- A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]region in the Balkan Peninsula
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Further reading
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Latin
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin. Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /iːlˈly.ri.a/, [iːlˈlʲʏriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ilˈli.ri.a/, [ilˈliːriä]
Proper noun
[edit]Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Īllyria |
| genitive | Īllyriae |
| dative | Īllyriae |
| accusative | Īllyriam |
| ablative | Īllyriā |
| vocative | Īllyria |
| locative | Īllyriae |
References
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- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Illyrian
- Rhymes:English/ɪɹiə
- Rhymes:English/ɪɹiə/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Ancient Rome
- en:Historical and traditional regions
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Illyrian
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin terms spelled with Y
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Historical and traditional regions