Heraclea

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Hēraclēa, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɛɹəˈkliːə/

Proper noun

Heraclea

  1. (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities named after Heracles

Translations

Catalan

Proper noun

Heraclea f

  1. Heraclea

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).

Proper noun

Hēraclēa f (genitive Hēraclēae); first declension

  1. Heraclea, multiple settlements in the Hellenistic world, especially:
    1. Heraclea Lucania, in modern Policoro, Italy
    2. Heraclea Sintica, in modern Bulgaria
    3. Heraclea Cybistra, the modern Ereğli, Turkey
    4. Heraclea Minoa, in Sicily

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Hēraclēa
Genitive Hēraclēae
Dative Hēraclēae
Accusative Hēraclēam
Ablative Hēraclēā
Vocative Hēraclēa
Locative Hēraclēae

References
  • Heraclea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Heraclea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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