Ituraea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰτουραία (Itouraía).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i.tuːˈrae̯.a/, [ɪt̪uːˈräe̯ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.tuˈre.a/, [it̪uˈrɛːä]

Proper noun

Itūraea f sg (genitive Itūraeae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	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

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