Phthia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φθία (Phthía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈ(f)θaɪə/, /ˈ(f)θiːə/, /ˈpɪθiə/
Rhymes: -aɪə, -iːə

Proper noun

Phthia

A city in ancient Thessaly, Greece.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φθία (Phthía).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰtʰiː.a/, [ˈpʰt̪ʰiːä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfti.a/, [ˈft̪iːä]

Proper noun

Phthīa f sg (genitive Phthīae); first declension

A city of Thessaly and birthplace of Achilles

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phthīa
Genitive	Phthīae
Dative	Phthīae
Accusative	Phthīam
Ablative	Phthīā
Vocative	Phthīa
Locative	Phthīae

Related terms

Phthīas
Phthīōta
Phthīōtis
Phthīōticus
Phthīus

References

“Phthia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Phthia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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