Laodicea
English
Alternative forms
- Laodiceia
- Laodikeia
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/
Proper noun
Laodicea (uncountable)
- (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Laodice, in particular:
- a city of ancient Media, corresponding to Nahavand
- a city on the river Lycus in Caria and Lydia, situated near modern Denizli, Turkey
Synonyms
- (city of ancient Media): Laodicea in Media, Ladhiqiyya, Laodicea in Persis
Translations
name of numerous Hellenistic cities
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/, [ɫ̪äːɔd̪ɪˈkeːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /la.o.diˈt͡ʃe.a/, [läod̪iˈt͡ʃɛːä]
Proper noun
Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension
- Laodicea
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Lāodicēa |
Genitive | Lāodicēae |
Dative | Lāodicēae |
Accusative | Lāodicēam |
Ablative | Lāodicēā |
Vocative | Lāodicēa |
Locative | Lāodicēae |
Derived terms
- Lāodicensis
References
- Laodicea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Laodicea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press