LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ambracia

Ambracia f sg (genitive Ambraciae)
Classical[amˈbra.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[amˈbraː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan ancient town in southern Epirus, now Arta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmbracia—
genitiveAmbraciae—
dativeAmbraciae—
accusativeAmbraciam—
ablativeAmbraciā—
vocativeAmbracia—
locativeAmbraciae—

Ambrăcĭa, ae, f., = Ἀμβρακία,
I. A town in the south of Epirus, upon the gulf of the same name, now Arta, Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4; Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 6; Caes. B. C. 3, 36; Liv. 38, 4.—Hence,
II. A.. Ambrăcĭ-ensis, e, adj., Ambracian, Liv. 38, 43.— Subst. plur., the inhabitants of Ambracia, Liv. 38, 43.—†
B. Ambrăcĭōtēs, ae, m., = Ἀμβρακιώτης, Ambracian; hence, vinum ... Ambraciotes (v. abrotonites), Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 76.—
C. Ambrăcĭus, a, um, adj., Ambracian (more freq. than Ambraciensis), Ov. H. 15, 164; Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4: Sinus Ambracius, Liv. 38, 4; Mel. 2, 3, in which Octavius conquered Antony and Cleopatra in a naval engagement: Ambraciae frondes, i.e. the laurel crown of the victors in the Actian games (v. Actium and Actiacus), Stat. S. 2, 2, 8.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀμβρακία (Ambrakía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAmbraciaAmbracia (Ἀμπρακία, Thuc.; Ἀμβρακία, Xen. and subsequent writers; Eth. Ἀμπρακιώτης, Hdt. 8.45, Thuc. 2.80; Ionic Ἀμπρακιήτης, Hdt. 9.28; Ἀμβρακιεύς, X…Biography & mythologyAmbraciaAmbracia (Ἀμβρακία), a daughter of Augeas, from whom the town of Ambracia derived its name. (Steph. Byz. s.v. Eustath. ad Dionys. Perieg. 492.) Other …

Quick answers

What does Ambracia mean in Latin?
Ambracia, a proper noun, means “an ancient town in southern Epirus, now Arta”.
What is the genitive of Ambracia?
The genitive singular is Ambraciae. Ambracia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ambracia?
In classical Latin, [amˈbra.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈbraː.t͡ʃi.a].