Laodicea

English

Alternative forms
  • Laodiceia
  • Laodikeia

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Lāodicēa, from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌleɪ.ədɪˈsiːə/

Proper noun

Laodicea (uncountable)

  1. (historical) the name of numerous Hellenistic cities, generally named after one of many women by the name of Laodice, in particular:
    1. a city of ancient Media, corresponding to Nahavand
    2. a city on the river Lycus in Caria and Lydia, situated near modern Denizli, Turkey

Synonyms
  • (city of ancient Media): Laodicea in Media, Ladhiqiyya, Laodicea in Persis

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodíkeia).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /laː.o.diˈkeː.a/, [ɫaː.ɔ.dɪˈkeː.a]

Proper noun

Lāodicēa f sg (genitive Lāodicēae); first declension

  1. Laodicea

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lāodicēa
Genitive Lāodicēae
Dative Lāodicēae
Accusative Lāodicēam
Ablative Lāodicēā
Vocative Lāodicēa
Locative Lāodicēae

Derived terms
  • Lāodicensis

References
  • Laodicea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Laodicea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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