Ituraea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰτουραία (Itouraía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.tuːˈrae̯.a/, [ɪt̪uːˈräe̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.tuˈre.a/, [it̪uˈrɛːä]

Proper noun

Itūraea f sg (genitive Itūraeae); first declension

1. An ancient district in modern Syria, situated to the north-east of Palestine

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Itūraea
genitive	Itūraeae
dative	Itūraeae
accusative	Itūraeam
ablative	Itūraeā
vocative	Itūraea

Related terms

• Itūraeus

References

• Ituraea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ituraea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly