Abdera
See also: Abderą
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Proper noun
Abdera
- An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece
- A modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.
Derived terms
- Abderian
- abderian
- abderitic
- abderitism
Translations
town
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Anagrams
- abrade, abread
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Proper noun
Abdera n (proper noun, genitive Abderas or (optionally with an article) Abdera)
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece).
Declension
Declension of Abdera [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular | ||
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def. | noun | |
nominative | das | Abdera |
genitive | des | Abderas, Abdera1 |
dative | dem | Abdera |
accusative | das | Abdera |
1Optionally with an article.
Derived terms
- Abderit
- abderitisch
Further reading
- Abdera on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Abdera” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Abdera” in Duden online
- “Abdera” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Abdēra, from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈdɛ.ra/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Hyphenation: Ab‧dè‧ra
Proper noun
Abdera f
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
Related terms
- abderita
References
- Abdera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- Abdera (Tracia) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
- abrade, badare, baderà
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abˈdeː.ra/, [äbˈd̪eːrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /abˈde.ra/, [äbˈd̪ɛːrä]
Proper noun
Abdēra n or f (variously declined, genitive Abdērōrum or Abderae); second declension, first declension
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
- (figuratively, by extension) Chelm, cloud-cuckoo-land
Declension
Second declension (neuter plural) or first declension (feminine singular) noun, with locative.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Abdēra |
Genitive | Abdērōrum Abdērae |
Dative | Abdērīs Abdērae |
Accusative | Abdēra Abdēram |
Ablative | Abdērīs Abdērā |
Vocative | Abdēra |
Locative | Abdērīs Abdērae |
Alternative forms
- Abdērum n
Derived terms
- abdērītānus
- Abdērītēs
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abˈdeː.raː/, [äbˈd̪eːräː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /abˈde.ra/, [äbˈd̪ɛːrä]
Proper noun
Abdērā f
- ablative of Abdēra
References
- “Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Abdera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Abdera in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈdɛ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: Ab‧de‧ra
Proper noun
Abdera f
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
- miasto Abdera ― the city of Abdera
- mieszkaniec Abdery ― resident of Abdera
Declension
Declension of Abdera
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Abdera |
genitive | Abdery |
dative | Abderze |
accusative | Abderę |
instrumental | Abderą |
locative | Abderze |
vocative | Abdero |
Related terms
adjective
- abderycki
nouns
- abderyta
- abderytka
References
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further reading
- Abdera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Abdera f
- Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
- Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)