"Bactra" meaning in Latin

See Bactra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈbak.tra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈbak.tra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκτρα (Báktra). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Βάκτρα|text=+|title=Bactra|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Βάκτρα", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Bactra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Bactra"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκτρα (Báktra). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Bactra<2.loc>|g=n}} Bactra n pl (genitive Bactrōrum); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Bactra<2.loc>}} Forms: Bactrōrum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bactra [nominative, plural], Bactrōrum [genitive, plural], Bactrīs [dative, plural], Bactra [accusative, plural], Bactrīs [ablative, plural], Bactra [plural, vocative], Bactrīs [locative, plural]
  1. The capital of Bactriana, now Balkh in Afghanistan Tags: declension-2, neuter, plural
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