Illyria

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Illyria

2. (historical) A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
4. (historical) A much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian.

Derived terms

• Illyrian

Translations

region in the Balkan Peninsula

• Albanian: Iliri f (indefinite), Iliria f (definite)
• Arabic: إيليريا
• Armenian: Իլլիրիա (Illiria), Լյուրիկե (Lyurike)

  Old Armenian: Լիւրիկէ (Liwrikē)

• Aromanian: Ilirii f, Ilirie f (indefinite), Iliria f (definite)
• Catalan: Il·líria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊利里亚 (Yīlìlǐyà)

• Danish: Illyrien
• Dutch: Illyrië n
• Esperanto: Ilirio
• Estonian: Illüüria
• Finnish: Illyria
• Georgian: ილირია (iliria)
• German: Illyrien (de) n
• Greek: Ιλλυρία (el) f (Illyría)

  Ancient: Ἰλλυρία f (Illuría)

• Hebrew: איליריה
• Irish: Eilíria
• Italian: Illiria (it) f
• Japanese: イリュリア (ja)
• Korean: 일리리아 (illiria)
• Latin: Illyria f, Illyricum n
• Latvian: Ilīrija
• Lithuanian: Ilyrija
• Persian: ایلیریا (fa)
• Polish: Iliria f or n
• Portuguese: Ilíria (pt) f
• Romanian: Iliria f or n
• Russian: Илли́рия (ru) f (Illírija)
• Scots: Illyrie
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ѝлӣрија f, Илѝрик m

  Roman: Ìlīrija (sh) f or n, Ilìrik (sh)

• Slovene: Ilirija
• Swedish: Illyrien
• Turkish: İlirya
• Ukrainian: Іллірія f (Illirija)
• West Frisian: Illyrje

Further reading

• Illyria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

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

Alternative forms

• Illyricum, Illyriae

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iːlˈly.ri.a/, [iːlˈlʲʏriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ilˈli.ri.a/, [ilˈliːriä]

Proper noun

Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension

1. (historical) Illyria (A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania)
2. (historical) Illyria, Illyricum (A much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

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