Trachonitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τραχωνῖτις (Trakhōnîtis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tra.kʰoːˈniː.tis/, [t̪räkʰoːˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tra.koˈni.tis/, [t̪räkoˈniːt̪is]

Proper noun

Trachōnītis f sg (genitive Trachōnītidis); third declension

1. An ancient region and lava field in the region of Palestine, modern southwestern Syria

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Trachōnītis
Genitive	Trachōnītidis
Dative	Trachōnītidī
Accusative	Trachōnītidem
Ablative	Trachōnītide
Vocative	Trachōnītis

References

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