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Illyria

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.

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Illyria

  1. 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.

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Latin

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Īllyria (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin. Often said to be related to Albanian yll (star), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (star).

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Proper noun

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Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension

  1. Illyria

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Īllyria
genitive Īllyriae
dative Īllyriae
accusative Īllyriam
ablative Īllyriā
vocative Īllyria
locative Īllyriae

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