Taprobane
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Taprobane
- Alternative form of Taprobana
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /taːˈpro.ba.neː/, [t̪äːˈprɔbäneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /taˈpro.ba.ne/, [t̪äˈprɔːbäne]
Proper noun[edit]
Tāprobanē f sg (genitive Tāprobanēs); first declension
- the ancient name of Sri Lanka, an island of South Asia in the Indian Ocean
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tāprobanē |
| Genitive | Tāprobanēs |
| Dative | Tāprobanae |
| Accusative | Tāprobanēn |
| Ablative | Tāprobanē |
| Vocative | Tāprobanē |
References[edit]
- “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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