Tanagra
See also: tanagra
Translingual
Proper noun
Tanagra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thraupidae – synonymized with Tangara, some of the tanagers.
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtanəɡɹə/
Translations
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Noun
Tanagra (countable and uncountable, plural Tanagras)
- (often attributive) A style of terracotta statuary from the 5th to 3rd centuries BCE.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1005:
- He advanced, touched the covers with his fingers as if to identify and greet the author of each, and then progressed towards the group of Tanagra figures in their glass case.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1005:
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάναγρα (Tánagra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtaː.na.ɡra/
Proper noun
Tānagra f (genitive Tānagrae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tānagra |
Genitive | Tānagrae |
Dative | Tānagrae |
Accusative | Tānagram |
Ablative | Tānagrā |
Vocative | Tānagra |
Related terms
- Tānagraeus
- Tānagricus
References
- Tanagra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tanagra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Tanagra in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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