Ancyra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ancȳra.

Proper noun

Ancyra

(historical) The capital city of Galatia

Derived terms

Ancyraean

Related terms

Ankara

Translations

Capital of Galatia

French: Ancyre (fr) f
Latin: Ancyra (la) f

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄγκῡρα (Ánkūra).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈkyː.ra/, [äŋˈkyːrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃi.ra/, [än̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːrä]

Proper noun

Ancȳra f sg (genitive Ancȳrae); first declension

Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
(historical) Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ancȳra
Genitive	Ancȳrae
Dative	Ancȳrae
Accusative	Ancȳram
Ablative	Ancȳrā
Vocative	Ancȳra
Locative	Ancȳrae

Derived terms

Ancyranus

Descendants

English: Ancyra
French: Ancyre

References

“Ancyra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Ancyra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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