Pella

See also: pella and pełła

English

An archaeological site at Pella

Etymology

From Latin Pella from Ancient Greek Πέλλα (Pélla), from Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla) (presumably from an earlier *πέλσα) from Proto-Indo-European *pels- (stone). Cognates include Irish aill (boulder, cliff), Pashto پرښه (parša, rock, rocky ledge)[1], Sanskrit पाषाण m (pāṣāṇa) / पाषी f (pāṣī, stone)[2], Proto-Germanic *falisaz, English fell (rocky ridge), Old Norse fell / fjall (mountain), German Fels (rock, cliff)[3]

Proper noun

Pella

  1. (historical) An ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
  2. A regional unit of Greece in its periphery of Central Macedonia.
  3. A town of Greece in Central Macedonia.

References

Anagrams


Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέλλα (Pélla).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpel.la/, [ˈpɛl.la]

Proper noun

Pella f (genitive Pellae); first declension

  1. Pella

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pella
Genitive Pellae
Dative Pellae
Accusative Pellam
Ablative Pellā
Vocative Pella

Derived terms

  • Pellaeus

References

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