proper noun · femininefirst declension
Corduēna
Corduēna f sg (genitive Corduēnae)
Meaning
- Corduene, Kurdistan (a cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Corduēna | — |
| genitive | Corduēnae | — |
| dative | Corduēnae | — |
| accusative | Corduēnam | — |
| ablative | Corduēnā | — |
| vocative | Corduēna | — |
| locative | Corduēnae | — |
Cordŭēna, ae, f., = Γορδυηνή,
I. a district of Greater Armenia, now Kurdistan, Amm. 16, 8, 20 al.—Hence, Cordŭēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Corduena, now the Kurds, Sall. H. 4, 60 Dietsch; Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44; Sext. Ruf. Brev. 20.—Called also Gordўaei, ōrum, m., Curt. 5, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 10, 8; Plin. 6, 11, 12, § 30.