LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
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

  1. Coele-Syria (an ancient Hellenistic region in modern Syria, referring to the Beqaa Valley between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains)
  2. Coele-Syria (a former province of the Late Roman Empire, in existence from 198 to c. 400 AD)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCoelē Syria
Coelē
—
genitiveCoelē Syriae
Coelēs
—
dativeCoelē Syriae
Coelae
—
accusativeCoelē Syriam
Coelēn
—
ablativeCoelē Syriā
Coelē
—
vocativeCoelē Syria
Coelē
—
locativeCoelē 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

Quick answers

What does Coelē Syria mean in Latin?
Coelē Syria, a proper noun, means “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”.
What is the genitive of Coelē Syria?
The genitive singular is Coelē Syriae. Coelē Syria is first declension.
How do you pronounce Coelē Syria?
In classical Latin, [ˈkoe̯.ɫeː ˈsy.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.le ˈsiː.ri.a].