Palaestina

See also: Palästina and Palæstina

Latin

Alternative forms

Palaestīnē
Palēstīna

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת‎ (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.lae̯sˈtiː.na/, [pa.ɫae̯sˈtiː.na]

Proper noun

Palaestīna f (genitive Palaestīnae); first declension

Palestine

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Palaestīna
Genitive	Palaestīnae
Dative	Palaestīnae
Accusative	Palaestīnam
Ablative	Palaestīnā
Vocative	Palaestīna
Locative	Palaestīnae

Derived terms

palaestinensis, Palaestīnēnsis
Palaestīnus

Descendants

Catalan: Palestina
English: Palestine
French: Palestine
Italian: Palestina

References

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

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