Taphrae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τάφραι (Táphrai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈta.pʰrae̯/, [ˈt̪äpʰräe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈta.fre/, [ˈt̪äːfre]

Proper noun

Taphrae f pl (genitive Taphrārum); first declension

1. An isthmus in Crimea, in modern Ukraine
2. An ancient town on this isthmus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Taphrae
Genitive	Taphrārum
Dative	Taphrīs
Accusative	Taphrās
Ablative	Taphrīs
Vocative	Taphrae
Locative	Taphrīs

References

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