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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Itūraea

Itūraea f sg (genitive Itūraeae)
Classical[ɪ.tuːˈrae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[i.tuˈrɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. an ancient district in modern Syria, situated to the north-east of Palestine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeItūraea—
genitiveItūraeae—
dativeItūraeae—
accusativeItūraeam—
ablativeItūraeā—
vocativeItūraea—

Ĭtūraea (Ityr-), ae, f.
I. A district of Cœlesyria, the inhabitants of which were celebrated as archers, now El-Jeidoor, Vulg. Luc. 3, 1.—
II. Deriv. ĭtūraeus (Ityr-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ituræa, Ituræan: arcus, Verg. G. 2, 448: sagittae, Luc. 5, 230; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81.—Subst.: ĭtū-raei, ōrum, m., the Ituræans, Cic. Phil. 2, 44, 112; 2, 8, 19.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰτουραία (Itouraía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIturaeaIturaea (Ἰτουραία), a district in the NE. of Palestine (Strab. xvi. p.755; Plin. Nat. 5.19), which, with Trachonitis, belonged to the tetrarchy of Phi…

Quick answers

What does Itūraea mean in Latin?
Itūraea, a proper noun, means “an ancient district in modern Syria, situated to the north-east of Palestine”.
What is the genitive of Itūraea?
The genitive singular is Itūraeae. Itūraea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Itūraea?
In classical Latin, [ɪ.tuːˈrae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.tuˈrɛː.a].