Idumaea

English

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Proper noun

Idumaea

  1. (historical) A region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.duːˈmae̯.a/, [ɪd̪uːˈmäe̯ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.duˈme.a/, [id̪uˈmɛːä]

Proper noun

Idūmaea f sg (genitive Idūmaeae); first declension

  1. (geography) Idumaea / Idumea

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Idūmaea
Genitive Idūmaeae
Dative Idūmaeae
Accusative Idūmaeam
Ablative Idūmaeā
Vocative Idūmaea
  • Idūmaeus

References
  • “Idumaea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Idumaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Idumaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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