LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Bostra

Bostra f sg (genitive Bostrae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularBosra (a Nabataean city, later capital of Arabia province, in modern Syria)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBostra—
genitiveBostrae—
dativeBostrae—
accusativeBostram—
ablativeBostrā—
vocativeBostra—
locativeBostrae—

Bostra, ae, f., = Βόστρα,
I. the capital of the Roman province of Arabia from the time of Trajan, now Bozra, Amm. 14, 8, 13. —Called Bosra, Vulg. Isa. 34, 6; id. Jer. 48, 24 al.—Hence, Bostrēnus, a, um, adj., of Bozra.—Only subst.: Bostrēnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Bozra: praetextatus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 3; plur., Inscr. Orell. 3440.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Βόστρα (Bóstra).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBostraBostra (τὰ Βόστρα, ἡ Βόστρα: O. T. BOZRAH properly BOTZRAH; LXX. Βοσόρ: Eth. Βοστρηνός, Eth. Βοστραῖος, Steph. B. sub voce: Busrah, Boszrah, Botzra, R…

Quick answers

What does Bostra mean in Latin?
Bostra, a proper noun, means “Bosra (a Nabataean city, later capital of Arabia province, in modern Syria)”.
What is the genitive of Bostra?
The genitive singular is Bostrae. Bostra is feminine, first declension.