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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Tāprobanē

Tāprobanē f sg (genitive Tāprobanēs)
Classical[taːˈprɔ.ba.neː]Ecclesiastical[taˈprɔː.ba.ne]

Meaning

  1. the ancient name of Sri Lanka, an island of South Asia in the Indian Ocean

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTāprobanē—
genitiveTāprobanēs—
dativeTāprobanae—
accusativeTāprobanēn
Tāprobanam		—
ablativeTāprobanē—
vocativeTāprobanē—

Tāprŏbănē, ēs, f., = Ταπροβάνη,
I. an island in the Indian Ocean, now Ceylon, Mel. 3, 7, 7; Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 81; Ov. P. 1, 5, 80; Avien. Perieg. 777.—Also written Tā-prŏbăna, App. de Mundo, p. 60, 16.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTaprobaneTaprobane (Ἡ Ταπροβάνη, Strab. 1.63, 15.690, &c.; Steph. B. sub voce Ptol. 7.4; Plin. Nat. 6.22. s. 24; Mela, 3.77; Ov. ex Pont. 1.5. 80), a very larg…

Quick answers

What does Tāprobanē mean in Latin?
Tāprobanē, a proper noun, means “the ancient name of Sri Lanka, an island of South Asia in the Indian Ocean”.
What is the genitive of Tāprobanē?
The genitive singular is Tāprobanēs. Tāprobanē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Tāprobanē?
In classical Latin, [taːˈprɔ.ba.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [taˈprɔː.ba.ne].