Arelate

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Arelās, Arelātum, Arelātus

Etymology

Gaulish/Celtic name meaning "on the marsh," corresponding to modern Welsh ar- (“in front of”) + llaith (“marsh”).

The arena of Arles

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.reˈlaː.teː/, [ärɛˈɫ̪äːt̪eː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.reˈla.te/, [äreˈläːt̪e]

Proper noun

Arelātē n (indeclinable)

  1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Arles

Derived terms
  • Arelātēnsis

References
  • “Arelate”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Arelate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Milles, Edmund James (1904): The secret of Petrarch
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