Taprobane
Latin
Alternative forms
- Taprobana
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /taːˈpro.ba.neː/, [taːˈprɔ.ba.neː]
Proper noun
Tāprobanē f sg (genitive Tāprobanēs); first declension
- (geography) Sri Lanka
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tāprobanē |
Genitive | Tāprobanēs |
Dative | Tāprobanae |
Accusative | Tāprobanēn |
Ablative | Tāprobanē |
Vocative | Tāprobanē |
References
- Taprobane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Taprobane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Taprobane in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly