Ancona

See also: ancona

English

Etymology

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Proper noun

Ancona

  1. A town and associated province in the Marche, Italy.

Noun

Ancona (plural Anconas)

  1. A breed of poultry.
    • ”In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43.

Derived terms

  • Anconan

Translations

References

1962: C. Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)

Italian

Etymology

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”), due to the form of the cape where the city was founded.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋˈkona/
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  • Rhymes: -na

Proper noun

Ancona f

  1. Ancona (province and town)
  2. The letter A in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

Latin

Proper noun

Ancōna f (genitive Ancōnae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Ancōn

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
nominative Ancōna
genitive Ancōnae
dative Ancōnae
accusative Ancōnam
ablative Ancōnā
vocative Ancōna
locative Ancōnae

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ancona f

  1. Ancona (a city and province of Marche, Italy)
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