Patara

French

Proper noun

Patara ?

1. Patara (ancient city in Lycia)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάταρα (Pátara).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ta.ra/, [ˈpät̪ärä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ta.ra/, [ˈpäːt̪ärä]

Noun

Patara n pl (genitive Patarōrum); second declension

1. a maritime city of Lycia, celebrated for its temple of Apollo

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Patara
genitive	Patarōrum
dative	Patarīs
accusative	Patara
ablative	Patarīs
vocative	Patara
locative	Patarīs

Derived terms

• Pataraeus
• Pataricus
• Patarānī

References

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