proper nounfirst declension
Coelē Syria
Coelē Syria f sg (genitive Coelē Syriae)
Classical[ˈkoe̯.ɫeː ˈsy.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.le ˈsiː.ri.a]
Meaning
- Coele-Syria (an ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains)
- Coele-Syria (a former province of the Late Roman Empire, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Coelē Syria Coelē | — |
| genitive | Coelē Syriae Coelēs | — |
| dative | Coelē Syriae Coelae | — |
| accusative | Coelē Syriam Coelēn | — |
| ablative | Coelē Syriā Coelē | — |
| vocative | Coelē Syria Coelē | — |
| locative | Coelē Syriae Coelēs | — |
Coelē Sўrĭa, or in one word Coe-lēsўrĭa, ae, f., = Κοίλη Συρἰα (lit.
I. Hollow Syria), Cœlesyria, between Libanus and Antilibanus, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 77; Liv. 33, 19, 8; 42, 29, 9; Curt. 4, 1, 4; cf. id. 4, 5, 9. —Called simply Coele, Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; 5, 23, 19, § 81 al.; gen. COELES SYRIAE, Inscr. Fabr. 10, n. 215; acc. Coelen Syriam, Liv. 45, 11, 6.—Syria Coele, Plin. 21, 18, 72, § 120.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría).
Descendants
- EnglishCoele-Syria
- CatalanCelesíria
- FrenchCœlé-Syrie
- GermanKölesyrien
- GermanCölesyrien
- ItalianCelesiria