Birtha

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βίρθα (Bírtha).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbir.tʰa/, [ˈbɪrt̪ʰä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbir.ta/, [ˈbirt̪ä]

Proper noun

Birtha f sg (genitive Birthae); first declension

1. An ancient fortress on the Tigris
2. A town on the eastern bank of the Euphrates

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Birtha
genitive	Birthae
dative	Birthae
accusative	Birtham
ablative	Birthā
vocative	Birtha
locative	Birthae

References

• “Birtha”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly