LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ancȳra

Ancȳra f sg (genitive Ancȳrae)
Classical[aŋˈkyː.ra]Ecclesiastical[an̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.ra]

Meaning

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. historicalAncyra (the capital city of Galatia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAncȳra—
genitiveAncȳrae—
dativeAncȳrae—
accusativeAncȳram—
ablativeAncȳrā—
vocativeAncȳra—
locativeAncȳrae—

Ancȳra, ae, f., = Ἄγκυρα.
I. A town in Galatia, now Angora, where was a marble temple of Augustus, built in his lifetime, Liv. 38, 24; Curt. 3, 1; Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 98.—
II. A town in Phrygia, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145.—Whence, Ancȳrānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ancyra, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 416: Marmor or Monumentum Ancyranum, a Latin inscription on the inside of the antœ of the temple of Augustus, containing a record of his deeds, being a copy of the bronze tablets placed in front of his Mausoleum; cf. Suet. Aug. 101, and Wolf, Suet. II. p. 369 sq.; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 286.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄγκῡρα (Ánkūra).

Descendants
  • EnglishAncyra
  • FrenchAncyre

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAncyraAncyra (Ἄγκυρα: Eth. Ἀγκυρανός, Ancyranus.) 1. A town of Phrygia Epictetus. Strabo (p. 567) calls it a small city, or hill-fort, near Blaudos, towards…

Quick answers

What does Ancȳra mean in Latin?
Ancȳra, a proper noun, means “Ankara (the capital city of Turkey); Ancyra (the capital city of Galatia)”.
What is the genitive of Ancȳra?
The genitive singular is Ancȳrae. Ancȳra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ancȳra?
In classical Latin, [aŋˈkyː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.ra].