proper noun · femininefirst declension
Olbia
Olbia f sg (genitive Olbiae)
Classical[ˈɔɫ.bi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔl.bi.a]
Meaning
- femininesingulara town in Pamphylia
- femininesingularİzmit (a town in Bithynia), later also called Nicomēdīa/Nicomēdēa
- femininesingularHyères (a town in Gallia Narbonensis)
- femininesingularParutyne (a town in Pontus, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine), also called Borysthenēs
- femininesingularOlbia (a town in Sardinia, Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Olbia | — |
| genitive | Olbiae | — |
| dative | Olbiae | — |
| accusative | Olbiam | — |
| ablative | Olbiā | — |
| vocative | Olbia | — |
| locative | Olbiae | — |
Olbĭa, ae, f., = Ὀλβία,
I. the name of several cities.
I. A city in Pamphylia, Plin. 5, 27, 26, § 96.—
II. A city in Bithynia, afterwards called Nicaea, now Izmid, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148.—Hence,
B. Olbĭānus, a, um, adj.: sinus, now Golfo d' Izmid, Mela, 1, 19, 4.—
III. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, Mela, 2, 5.—
IV. A city in Sardinia, now Terranova, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 7; 2, 8, 1; Flor. 2, 2, 6; Val. Max. 5, 1, 2.—Hence, Olbĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Olbia, Olbian: epistula. from Olbia, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 7:
ager, the territory of Olbia, Liv. 27, 6.Origins
- Ancient Greek ὄλβος(ólbos)
- Ancient Greek -ία(-ía)
- LatinOlbia
Ancient Greek Ὀλβίᾱ (Olbíā)bor. Latin Olbia Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀλβίᾱ (Olbíā).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyOlbiaOlbia (Ὀλβία, Strab. iv. p.200, vii. p. 206; Scymn. 806; Ptol. 3.5.28; Arrian, Per. p. 20; Anon. Per. p. 8; Mela, 2.1.6; Jornand. B. Get. 5; with the …GeographyOlbiaOlbia (Ὀλβία: Eth. Ὀλβιανός, Eth. Olbiensis: Terranova), one of the most considerable cities of Sardinia, situated on the E. coast of the island not f…GeographyOlbiaOlbia (Ὀλβία: Eth. Ὀλβιοπολίτης, and Eth. Ὀλβιανός). Stephanus (s. v. Ὀλβία) speaks of one city of this name as a Ligurian city, by which he means the…