proper noun · femininefirst declension
Ilerda
Ilerda f sg (genitive Ilerdae)
Classical[ɪˈɫɛr.da]Ecclesiastical[iˈlɛr.da]
Meaning
- femininesingulara city in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Lleida in Catalonia.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ilerda | — |
| genitive | Ilerdae | — |
| dative | Ilerdae | — |
| accusative | Ilerdam | — |
| ablative | Ilerdā | — |
| vocative | Ilerda | — |
| locative | Ilerdae | — |
Ĭlerda, ae, f.,
I. a city in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the Sicoris, now Lerida, Caes. B. C. 1, 41 sq.; Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 13; Luc. 4, 144; 261.—Hence, ĭlerdenses, ium, m., its inhabitants, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 24.
Origins
Latinized name from Iberian ildiŕda (Iltiŕta) (from Paleo-Hispanic). First attested in Iberian-script coinage from the late 3rd-1st centuries BCE, sometimes with various suffixes of uncertain meanings. The component iltir is common in Iberian toponyms.