Apamea
English
Alternative forms
- Apameia
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ăpămēa, from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æpəˈmiːə/
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Apamea (uncountable)
- (historical) The name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see
Derived terms
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.paˈmeː.a/, [äpäˈmeːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.paˈme.a/, [äpäˈmɛːä]
Proper noun
Apamēa f sg (genitive Apamēae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Apamēa |
Genitive | Apamēae |
Dative | Apamēae |
Accusative | Apamēam |
Ablative | Apamēā |
Vocative | Apamēa |
Locative | Apamēae |
Derived terms
- Apamēensis
- Apamēnus
- Apamēus
References
- Apamea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Apamea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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