Taprobane

English

Proper noun

Taprobane

  1. Alternative form of Taprobana

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /taːˈpro.ba.neː/, [t̪äːˈprɔbäneː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /taˈpro.ba.ne/, [t̪äˈprɔːbäne]

Proper noun

Tāprobanē f sg (genitive Tāprobanēs); first declension

  1. (geography) Sri Lanka

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tāprobanē
Genitive Tāprobanēs
Dative Tāprobanae
Accusative Tāprobanēn
Ablative Tāprobanē
Vocative Tāprobanē

References

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