Petelia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Petellia
• Petīlia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πετηλῐ́ᾱ (Petēlĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈteː.li.a/, [pɛˈt̪eːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈte.li.a/, [peˈt̪ɛːliä]

Proper noun

Petēlia f sg (genitive Petēliae); first declension

1. A city in Bruttium situated near Croton

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Petēlia
genitive	Petēliae
dative	Petēliae
accusative	Petēliam
ablative	Petēliā
vocative	Petēlia
locative	Petēliae

Derived terms

• Petēlīnī
• Petēlīnus, Petellīnus

References

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