Illyria
English
Etymology
From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun
Illyria
- A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.
Derived terms
Translations
region in the Balkan Peninsula
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Latin
Īllyria (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Ancient Greek - root *is-lo (“living”), though the sense is uncertain.[1] Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”). If true, then Ἰλλυρία (Illuría) might be the Greek rendition of Illyrian *islu-or (“star, lit. "the one that sparks"”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁usli (“spark, hot ashes”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iːlˈly.ri.a/, [iːlˈlʲʏriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ilˈli.ri.a/, [ilˈliːriä]
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Īllyria |
| Genitive | Īllyriae |
| Dative | Īllyriae |
| Accusative | Īllyriam |
| Ablative | Īllyriā |
| Vocative | Īllyria |
| Locative | Īllyriae |
References
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006, p. 163
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