LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Thermopylae

Thermopylae f pl (genitive Thermopylārum)
Classical[tʰɛrˈmɔ.py.ɫae̯]Ecclesiastical[terˈmɔː.pi.le]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralThermopylae (a narrow mountain pass in east-central Greece, site of a famous ancient battle)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Thermopylae
genitive—Thermopylārum
dative—Thermopylīs
accusative—Thermopylās
ablative—Thermopylīs
vocative—Thermopylae
locative—Thermopylīs

Thermŏpўlae, ārum, f., = Θερμοπύλαι,
I. the famous defile of Œta, where Leonidas fell, Mel. 2, 3, 6: saltus Thermopylarum, Liv. 36, 15, 5; 37, 58, 7; Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; id. Tusc. 1, 42, 101; id. Sen. 10, 32; id. Fin. 2, 30, 97; Just. 2, 11, 2; Cat. 68, 54; Flor. 2, 8, 11; Nep. Them. 3, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greek θερμός(thermós)
  5. Ancient Greek θερμο-(thermo-)
  6. Ancient Greek πῠ́λη(pŭ́lē)
  7. LatinThermopylae

Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai)bor. Latin Thermopylae Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).

Descendants
  • EnglishThermopylae

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyThermopylaeThermopylae (Θερμοπύλαι), or simply PYLAE (Πύλαι), that is, the Hot Gates or the Gates, a celebrated narrow pass, leading from Thessaly into Locris, a…

Quick answers

What does Thermopylae mean in Latin?
Thermopylae, a proper noun, means “Thermopylae (a narrow mountain pass in east-central Greece, site of a famous ancient battle)”.
What is the genitive of Thermopylae?
The genitive singular is Thermopylārum. Thermopylae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Thermopylae?
In classical Latin, [tʰɛrˈmɔ.py.ɫae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈmɔː.pi.le].
Where does Thermopylae come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos → Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós → Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) → Ancient Greek θερμο- (thermo-) → Ancient Greek πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē) → Latin Thermopylae.