Apamea
English
Alternative forms
- Apameia
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Ăpămēa, from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).
Proper noun
Apamea (uncountable)
- (historical) the name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see
Translations
name of several Hellenistic cities
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.paˈmeː.a/
Proper noun
Apamēa f (genitive Apamēae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Apamēa |
| genitive | Apamēae |
| dative | Apamēae |
| accusative | Apamēam |
| ablative | Apamēā |
| vocative | Apamēa |
Derived terms
- Apamēensis
- Apamēnus
- Apamēus
References
- Apamea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Apamea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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