Ituraea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰτουραία (Itouraía).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.tuːˈrae̯.a/, [ɪt̪uːˈräe̯ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.tuˈre.a/, [it̪uˈrɛːä]

Proper noun

Itūraea f sg (genitive Itūraeae); first declension

  1. (geography) A district of Syria situated to the north-east of Palestine

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Itūraea
Genitive Itūraeae
Dative Itūraeae
Accusative Itūraeam
Ablative Itūraeā
Vocative Itūraea
  • Itūraeus

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