Heraclea
English
Alternative forms
- Herakleia
- Heracleia
- Heraclia
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin Hēraclēa, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɛrəˈkliːə/
Proper noun
Heraclea
- (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities named after Heracles
Translations
name of numerous Hellenistic cities
Catalan
Proper noun
Heraclea f
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡράκλεια (Hērákleia).
Proper noun
Hēraclēa f (genitive Hēraclēae); first declension
- Heraclea, multiple settlements in the Hellenistic world, especially:
- Heraclea Lucania, in modern Policoro, Italy
- Heraclea Sintica, in modern Bulgaria
- Heraclea Cybistra, the modern Ereğli, Turkey
- 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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