Locris

English

Etymology

From Latin Locris, from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Proper noun

Locris

An ancient region in Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Translations

region of ancient Greece

Armenian: Լոկրիս (hy) (Lokris)
French: Locride (fr)
German: Lokris
Greek: Λοκρίδα (el) (Lokrída)
Ancient: Λοκρίς (Lokrís)
Italian: Locride
Latin: Locris
Russian: Локри́да (Lokrída)
Spanish: Lócrida, Lócride

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kris/, [ˈɫ̪ɔkrɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kris/, [ˈlɔːkris]

Proper noun

Locris f sg (genitive Locridis); third declension

Locris (an ancient region in Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Locris
Genitive	Locridis
Dative	Locridī
Accusative	Locridem
Ablative	Locride
Vocative	Locris

References

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

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