Samosata

English

Etymology

From Latin Samosata, from Ancient Greek Σαμόσατα (Samósata).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /səˈmɒsətə/

Proper noun

Samosata

  1. An ancient city in southeast Anatolia, in modern Turkey, located near the banks of the Euphrates; modern Samsat.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαμόσατα (Samósata).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈmo.sa.ta/, [s̠äˈmɔs̠ät̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈmo.sa.ta/, [säˈmɔːs̬ät̪ä]

Noun

Samosata n pl (genitive Samosatōrum); second declension

  1. An ancient city in southeast Anatolia, in modern Turkey, located near the banks of the Euphrates; modern Samsat.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Samosata
Genitive Samosatōrum
Dative Samosatīs
Accusative Samosata
Ablative Samosatīs
Vocative Samosata
Locative Samosatīs
  • Samosatensis

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Samosata f

  1. An ancient city in southeast Anatolia, in modern Turkey, located near the banks of the Euphrates; modern Samsat
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