proper noun · femininefirst declension
Īllyria
Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae)
Classical[iːlˈly.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ilˈliː.ri.a]
Meaning
- historicalIllyria (a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania)
- historicalIllyria, Illyricum (a much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Īllyria | — |
| genitive | Īllyriae Īllyriārum, Īllyriās, Īllyriīs | Īllyriārum Īllyriās, Īllyriīs |
| dative | Īllyriae Īllyriārum, Īllyriās, Īllyriīs | Īllyriārum Īllyriās, Īllyriīs |
| accusative | Īllyriam Īllyriās | Īllyriās |
| ablative | Īllyriā Īllyriīs | Īllyriīs |
| vocative | Īllyria | — |
| locative | Īllyriae Īllyriārum, Īllyriās, Īllyriīs | Īllyriārum Īllyriās, Īllyriīs |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).