Triphylia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριφυλία (Triphulía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triˈpʰyː.li.a/, [t̪rɪˈpʰyːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈfi.li.a/, [t̪riˈfiːliä]

Proper noun

Triphȳlia f sg (genitive Triphȳliae); first declension

1. an ancient region, the smallest region of Elis, situated on the south, in modern Greece

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Triphȳlia
Genitive	Triphȳliae
Dative	Triphȳliae
Accusative	Triphȳliam
Ablative	Triphȳliā
Vocative	Triphȳlia

Related terms

• Triphȳlius

References

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