Abila

See also: abila and abilă

English

Proper noun

Abila

An ancient city in the Decapolis, situated between Gadara and Capitolias in modern Jordan.

Anagrams

Alabi, baila, labia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβιλα (Ábila).

Pronunciation 1

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.la/, [ˈäbɪɫ̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.la/, [ˈäːbilä]

Proper noun

Abila f sg (genitive Abilae); first declension

Abila (an ancient city in the Decapolis, in modern Jordan)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Abila
Genitive	Abilae
Dative	Abilae
Accusative	Abilam
Ablative	Abilā
Vocative	Abila
Locative	Abilae

Derived terms

Abilēnus

Pronunciation 2

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.laː/, [ˈäbɪɫ̪äː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.la/, [ˈäːbilä]

Proper noun

Abilā f

ablative of Abila

References

“Abila”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Abila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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