proper noun · femininefirst declension
Thrācia
Thrācia f sg (genitive Thrāciae)
Classical[ˈtʰraː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈtraː.t͡ʃi.a]
Meaning
- Thrace (a historical region of Southeastern Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Thrācia | — |
| genitive | Thrāciae | — |
| dative | Thrāciae | — |
| accusative | Thrāciam | — |
| ablative | Thrāciā | — |
| vocative | Thrācia | — |
| locative | Thrāciae | — |
Thrācĭa and Thrēcĭa, ae, f., = Θρᾴκη,
I. Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 3; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 40; Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2; 2, 1, 5; Liv. 44, 27; Ov. M. 6, 435; Luc. 2, 162.—Called also, after the Greek, Thrācē, ēs, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9; Ov. F. 5, 257; id. P. 4, 5, 5; Hor. C. 2, 16, 5; 3, 25, 11; and, Latinized, Thrāca, ae, Verg. A. 12, 335; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 3; 1, 16, 13; Cic. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l. (but the Cod. palimps. Rep. 2, 4, 9, has in this passage Thracia).—After the Greek form Θρῄκη, also Thrēcē, ēs, Ov. A. A. 2, 588.— Hence,
A. Thrācĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:
ventus, Hor. C. 1, 25, 11: animae, id. ib. 4, 12, 2: equus, Verg. A. 5, 565: Orpheus, id. E. 4, 55.—Also absol., Thracius, i. e. Orpheus, Stat. S. 3, 3, 193: Threcia Bacche, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 21: notae, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25 Orell. N. cr.—B. Thrācus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:
palus, Val. Fl. 2, 201: natio, Gell. 10, 25, 4: homo, id. 19, 12, 6 sq.—† C. Thrā-cĭcus, a, um, adj. (late Lat.), of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:
BELLO, Inscr. Fabr. p. 172, 332.—In the Graecized collat. form, Thrēcĭcus, a, um: lingua, Capitol. Max. § 2. — D. Thrēĭcĭus, a, um, adj., = Θρῄκιος, of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian (poet.):
Aquilo, Hor. Epod. 13, 3; cf. Boreas, Ov. A. A. 2, 431: hiemes, Luc. 7, 833: Orpheus, Hor. C. 1, 24, 13; called also vates, Ov. M. 11, 2: sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 645; cf. cithara, id. ib. 6, 120: lyra, Prop. 3, 2, 2 (4, 1, 42): sagittae, Verg. A. 5, 312: Amazones, id. ib. 11, 659. — E. Thrax, ācis, m. adj., Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian:
Lycurgus, Hor. C. 2, 19, 16: equi, Ov. M. 9, 194: Thraces arant, Verg. A. 3, 14; Liv. 31, 39; 42, 60; Hor. C. 1, 27, 2; id. Epod. 5, 14; Ov. M. 6, 682; 10, 83. — 2. Transf., a kind of gladiator, so called from his Thracian equipment; in this signif. the Graecized form Threx (also written Thraex) is the predom. one, Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 13; Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8; Suet. Calig. 35 Oud. N. cr.; 54; 55; id. Tit. 8; Plin. 11, 43, 99, § 245; Hor. S. 2, 6, 44; Inscr. Orell. 2576; Inscr. Fabr. p. 189, 434.— Hence,
b. Thrēcĭdĭcus (Thraec-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Threx or Thracian gladiator, Threcidic:
parma, Plin. 33, 9, 45, § 129; cf. gladius, Aus. Caes. 18.— Absol.: Thrēcĭdĭca, ōrum, n. (sc. arma), the arms of a Threx, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17.—F. Thrēïssa or Thressa, ae, adj. f., = Θρήισσα or Θρῇσσα, Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian woman:
Harpalyce, Verg. A. 1, 316: thalamisque tuis Threissa propinquat, Val. Fl. 2, 147: Thressa puella, Ov. H. 19, 100; so, Chloe, Hor. C. 3, 9, 9: caraeque Thressae, Val. Fl. 2, 132; 2, 165 and 239.Origins
From Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrāîx, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοίνιξ (Phoínix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyThraciaThracia, THRAECIA Θρᾳκία (Θρῄκη, Hom.; Θρηϊκίη, Hdt. 1.168, or Θρηΐκη, 4.99; Attic, Θρᾴκη: Eth. Θρῆϊξ, Hom.; Eth. Θρήϊξ, Hdt. 8.116; Eth. Θράκιος, Eth…GeographyThraciaThracia in Asia. A district in Asia Minor on the coast of the Euxine, is sometimes called Thrace, and its inhabitants Thracians. (Hdt. 1.28; Xen. Anab…