"Thessalonica" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌθɛsələˈnaɪkə/ [General-American] Audio: en-ca-Thessalonica.opus [Canada]
Etymology: From Latin Thessalonīca, from Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessalonī́kē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessalós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field in Thessaly. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Thessalonīca}} Latin Thessalonīca, {{der|en|grc|Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη}} Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessalonī́kē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thessalonica
  1. (now especially historical) Alternative form of Thessaloniki, a port city in northern Greece. Wikipedia link: Alexander the Great, Battle of Crocus Field, Cassander, Philip II of Macedonia, Thessalonica, Thessalonike of Macedon Tags: alt-of, alternative, especially, historical Alternative form of: Thessaloniki (extra: a port city in northern Greece) Categories (place): Cities Derived forms: Thessalonican
    Sense id: en-Thessalonica-en-name-uHUhu-MF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exonyms

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /tʰes.sa.loˈniː.ka/ [Classical], [t̪ʰɛs̠ːäɫ̪ɔˈniːkä] [Classical], /tes.sa.loˈni.ka/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [t̪esːäloˈniːkä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessalonī́kē). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη}} Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessalonī́kē) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Thessalonīca<1.loc>}} Thessalonīca f sg (genitive Thessalonīcae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Thessalonīca<1.loc>}} Forms: Thessalonīca [canonical, feminine, singular], Thessalonīcae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Thessalonīca [nominative, singular], Thessalonīcae [genitive, singular], Thessalonīcae [dative, singular], Thessalonīcam [accusative, singular], Thessalonīcā [ablative, singular], Thessalonīca [singular, vocative], Thessalonīcae [locative, singular]
  1. Thessaloniki (a city in Greece) Tags: declension-1 Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece, Thessaloniki
    Sense id: en-Thessalonica-la-name-vI7yOojx Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Thessalonica meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)

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