proper noun · femininefirst declension
Phōcaea
Phōcaea f sg (genitive Phōcaeae)
Classical[pʰoːˈkae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[foˈt͡ʃɛː.a]
Meaning
- Phocaea (an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Phōcaea | — |
| genitive | Phōcaeae | — |
| dative | Phōcaeae | — |
| accusative | Phōcaeam | — |
| ablative | Phōcaeā | — |
| vocative | Phōcaea | — |
| locative | Phōcaeae | — |
Phōcaea, ae, f., = Φωκαία,
I. a maritime town of Ionia, a colony of the Athenians, whose inhabitants fled, to escape from Persian domination, and founded Massilia, now Fouges or Foggia, Mel. 1, 17, 3; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 119; 5, 30, 32, § 121; Liv. 37, 31 sq.; cf. Gell. 10, 16, 4, and v. 2. Phocis, B.— Hence,
A. Phōcaeensis, e, adj., Phocœan:
Graeci, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 35.—In plur. subst.: Phōcaeenses, ĭum, m., the Phocœans, Liv. 37, 21, 7; 38, 39, 12 Drak. ad loc.; Plin. 3, 4, 4, § 22; Just. 43, 3, 20.—B. Phō-caei, ōrum, m., the Phocœans, Mel. 1, 19; 2, 5; Hor. Epod. 16, 17.—
2. Transf., Massilian:
ora, Sil. 4, 52: Phocaicae Emporiae, a Spanish town founded by the Massilians, id. 3, 369.—D. Phōcăis, ĭdis, f. adj., Phocœan; poet. for Massilian:
juventus, Luc. 3, 301: ballista, constructed with great skill by the Massilians, Sil. 1, 335.— E. Phōcenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Phocœa, the Phocœans, Just. 37, 1, 1.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).
Descendants
- CatalanPhocea
- EnglishPhocaea
- FrenchPhocée
- ItalianFocea
- SpanishFocea