Abdera

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See also: Abderą

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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location map of Abdera

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Proper noun[edit]

Abdera

  1. An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece
  2. A modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.

Derived terms[edit]

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Proper noun[edit]

Abdera n (proper noun, genitive Abderas or (optionally with an article) Abdera)

  1. Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
  2. Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece).

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Abdera on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Abdera” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Abdera” in Duden online
  • Abdera” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Abdēra, from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abdera f

  1. Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
  2. Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Abdera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abdēra n or f (variously declined, genitive Abdērōrum or Abderae); second declension, first declension

  1. Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
  2. Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
  3. (figuratively, by extension) Chelm, cloud-cuckoo-land
Declension[edit]

Second declension (neuter plural) or first declension (feminine singular) noun, with locative.

Case Plural
Nominative Abdēra
Genitive Abdērōrum
Abdērae
Dative Abdērīs
Abdērae
Accusative Abdēra
Abdēram
Ablative Abdērīs
Abdērā
Vocative Abdēra
Locative Abdērīs
Abdērae
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abdērā f

  1. ablative of Abdēra

References[edit]

  • Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Abdera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Abdera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Abdera in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /abˈdɛ.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: Ab‧de‧ra

Proper noun[edit]

Abdera f

  1. Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
  2. Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)
    miasto Abderathe city of Abdera
    mieszkaniec Abderyresident of Abdera

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

adjective
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • Abdera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Abdera f

  1. Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece)
  2. Abdera (a modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece)