Phthia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φθία (Phthía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(f)θaɪə/, /ˈ(f)θiːə/, /ˈpɪθiə/
• Rhymes: -aɪə, -iːə

Proper noun

Phthia

1. A city in ancient Thessaly, Greece.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φθία (Phthía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰtʰiː.a/, [ˈpʰt̪ʰiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfti.a/, [ˈft̪iːä]

Proper noun

Phthīa f sg (genitive Phthīae); first declension

1. A city of Thessaly and birthplace of Achilles

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Phthīa
Genitive	Phthīae
Dative	Phthīae
Accusative	Phthīam
Ablative	Phthīā
Vocative	Phthīa
Locative	Phthīae

Related terms

• Phthīas
• Phthīōta
• Phthīōtis
• Phthīōticus
• Phthīus

References

• “Phthia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Phthia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.