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Illyria
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English
Etymology
From en la Illyria, from en grc Ἰλλυρία, which may be from en xil *Hullurio tribe of the serpent, from en ine-pro *udrós *udlós.Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. In: Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn a. d. Zaya (ed.): Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien, pp. 92–117. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).Platus.The Menaechmi, pp. 28
Pronunciation
en
en ɪɹiə 4
Proper noun
en Q32047en historical en A vaguely-defined <<geographic region>> in <<r/Southeastern Europe>> in the western part of the <<r/Balkan Peninsula>>, approximately coincident with modern <<c:also/Albania>>.
en Q753824en historical en A much larger <<former province>> of the <<empire/Roman Empire>>, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian + Illyricum.
Derived terms
en Illyrian Illyro-
Translations
region in the Balkan Peninsula
Albanian: sq Iliri f indefinite, sq Iliria f definite
Arabic: ar إيليريا
Armenian: hy Իլլիրիա, hy Լյուրիկե
Old Armenian: xcl Լիւրիկէ
Aromanian: rup Ilirii f, rup Ilirie f indefinite, rup Iliria f definite
Bulgarian: bg Или́рия f
Catalan: ca Il·líria f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 伊利里亚
Danish: da Illyrien
Dutch: nl Illyrië n
Esperanto: eo Ilirio
Estonian: et Illüüria
Finnish: fi Illyria
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Illyrje
Georgian: ka ილირია
German: de Illyrien n
Greek: el Ιλλυρία f
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰλλυρία f
Hebrew: he איליריה
Irish: ga Eilíria
Italian: it Illiria f
Japanese: ja イリュリア
Korean: ko 일리리아
Latin: la Illyria f, la Illyricum n
Latvian: lv Ilīrija
Lithuanian: lt Ilyrija
Persian: fa ایلیریا
Polish: pl Iliria f n
Portuguese: pt Ilíria f
Romanian: ro Iliria f n
Russian: ru Илли́рия f
Scots: sco Illyrie
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Ѝлӣрија f, sh Илѝрик m
Latin: sh Ìlīrija f n, sh Ilìrik
Slovene: sl Ilirija
Swedish: sv Illyrien
Turkish: tr İlirya
Ukrainian: uk Іллірія f
References
Further reading
Latin
thumb|Īllyria (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.
Alternative forms
la Illyricum Illyriae
Etymology
From la grc Ἰλλυρία, which may be from la xil -. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural la xil *Hullurio tribe of the serpent, from la ine-pro *udrós *udlós.Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. In: Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn a. d. Zaya (ed.): Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien, pp. 92–117. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).Platus.The Menaechmi, pp. 28
Pronunciation
Īllyria
Proper noun
Īllyria<1>
la Illyria Q32047,Q753824
Declension
Īllyria<1.loc>
References