Idumaea

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Idumaea

  1. (historical) A region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.duːˈmae̯.a/, [ɪ.duːˈmae̯.a]

Proper noun

Idūmaea f (genitive Idūmaeae); first declension

  1. (geography) Idumaea

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Idūmaea
Genitive Idūmaeae
Dative Idūmaeae
Accusative Idūmaeam
Ablative Idūmaeā
Vocative Idūmaea
  • Idūmaeus

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