Zelia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζέλεια (Zéleia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /zeˈliː.a/, [d̪͡z̪ɛˈlʲiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡zeˈli.a/, [d̪͡z̪eˈliːä]

Proper noun

Zelīa f sg (genitive Zelīae); first declension

1. A town in Troas

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Zelīa
genitive	Zelīae
dative	Zelīae
accusative	Zelīam
ablative	Zelīā
vocative	Zelīa
locative	Zelīae

References

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