Columnae Herculis

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Latin

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Etymology

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Calque of Ancient Greek Ἠράκλειοι Στῆλαι (Ērákleioi Stêlai).

Proper noun

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Columnae Herculis f pl (genitive Columnārum Herculis); first declension

  1. Pillars of Hercules (two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar)

Declension

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First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, plural only.