Thermopylae
English
Etymology
From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θəɹˈmɒpɨliː/
Proper noun
Thermopylae
- A narrow pass on the East-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
Translations
narrow pass in eastern Greece
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).
Declension
First declension, with locative.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Thermopylae |
Genitive | Thermopylārum |
Dative | Thermopylīs |
Accusative | Thermopylās |
Ablative | Thermopylīs |
Vocative | Thermopylae |
Locative | Thermopylīs |
References
- Thermopylae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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