Boeotia

See also: Bœotia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /biːˈəʊʃə/

Proper noun

Boeotia

  1. A district of Ancient Greece, formerly renowned for the proverbial stupidity of its inhabitants; now, a district in east Central Greece, situated on the peninsula, west of Euboea, north of Attica and Megaris, and east of Phokis. The present-day capital of the prefecture is Levadeia.

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Translations


Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boeōtia f (genitive Boeōtiae); first declension

  1. Boeotia

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Boeōtia
Genitive Boeōtiae
Dative Boeōtiae
Accusative Boeōtiam
Ablative Boeōtiā
Vocative Boeōtia
  • Boeōtius
  • Boeōtus
  • Boeōticus
  • Boeōtis

References

  • Boeotia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Boeotia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Boeotia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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