proper noun · femininefirst declension
Calabria
Calabria f sg (genitive Calabriae)
Classical[kaˈɫa.bri.a]Ecclesiastical[kaˈlaː.bri.a]
Meaning
- femininehistoricalsingulara region of Italy, roughly corresponding to today's Southern Apulia
- New LatinfemininesingularCalabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Calabria | — |
| genitive | Calabriae | — |
| dative | Calabriae | — |
| accusative | Calabriam | — |
| ablative | Calabriā | — |
| vocative | Calabria | — |
| locative | Calabriae | — |
Călā^brĭa, ae, f., = Καλαβρία,
I. the country in Lower Italy from Tarentum to the promontory Iapygium, now Terra d'Otranto, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99; Hor. C. 1, 31, 5; Liv. 23, 34, 3; 42, 48, 7.—
II. Derivv.
A. Călăber, bra, um, adj., of Calabria, Calabrian:
hospes, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 14: pascua, id. Epod. 1, 27: apes, id. C. 3, 16, 33: aquae, Ov. F. 5, 162: montes, id. A. A. 3, 409: litus, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151: oves (of superior quality), Col. 7, 2, 3: Pierides, i. e. poems of Ennius, who was a native of Calabria, Hor. C. 4, 8, 20: vellus, Pers. 2, 65.—And 2. Subst.: Călā^bri, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Calabria, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Sil. 12, 396.—
B. Că-lā^brĭcus, a, um, adj., Calabrian (postAug.):
oliva, Col. 12, 49, 3.—Subst.: Că-lā^brĭca, ae, f., a certain surgical bandage, Plin. Val. 3, 13.Origins
From Ancient Greek Καλαβρία (Kalabría).