Doclea

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Dioclea

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διοκλεία (Diokleía). From Διός (Diós, genitive of Ζεύς (Zeús)) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Doclea f sg (genitive Docleae); first declension

  1. A city in Dalmatia, whose ruins are situated not far from Podgorica

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Doclea
Genitive Docleae
Dative Docleae
Accusative Docleam
Ablative Docleā
Vocative Doclea
Locative Docleae

Derived terms

  • Dioclētiānus
  • Docleās

References

  • Docleas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Dioclea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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