Dyrrhachium

English

Etymology

From Latin Dyrrhachium.

Proper noun

Dyrrhachium

  1. (historical) Synonym of Durrës

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Dyrrachium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /dyrˈra.kʰi.um/, [dʏrˈra.kʰi.ũ]

Proper noun

Dyrrhachium n (genitive Dyrrhachiī); second declension

  1. Dyrrhachium (a city on the coast of Illyricum, now called Durrës)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Dyrrhachium
Genitive Dyrrhachiī
Dative Dyrrhachiō
Accusative Dyrrhachium
Ablative Dyrrhachiō
Vocative Dyrrhachium

Derived terms

  • Dyrrhachīnī

References

  • Dyrrachium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Dyrrhachium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Dyrrhachium in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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