Massilia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), possibly an Ancient Ligurian toponym or perhaps from Ancient Greek μάσσων (mássōn, “further”) +‎ ἅλς (háls, “sea”), literally “(city) on far end of the sea” cf. Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäs̠ˈs̠ɪlʲiä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /masˈsi.li.a/, [mäsˈsiːliä]

Proper noun

Massilia f sg (genitive Massiliae); first declension

Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in modern France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Massilia
Genitive	Massiliae
Dative	Massiliae
Accusative	Massiliam
Ablative	Massiliā
Vocative	Massilia
Locative	Massiliae

Descendants

English: Marseille
French: Marseille
Italian: Marsiglia
Occitan: Marselha
Portuguese: Marselha
Spanish: Marsella

References

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

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