Alexandria
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editAlexandria
- A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
- (historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by Alexander the Great, including
- Former name of Iskandariya, a city in central Iraq.
- Former name of Iskenderun, a city in southeastern Turkey.
- Former name of Kandahar, a city in southern Afghanistan.
- Former name of Bagram, a city in eastern Afghanistan.
- Former name of Ghazni, a city in eastern Afghanistan.
- Former name of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan.
- Former name of Khujand, a city in Tajikistan.
- Alternative form of Alessandria, a city in Piedmont, Italy.
- A governorate of Egypt around the city.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A city in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.
- A city in Kentucky, and one of the two county seats of Campbell County.
- A city, the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota.
- A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.
- A city in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- A town in Jefferson County, New York.
- A village in Licking County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
- A borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city, the county seat of Hanson County, South Dakota.
- A town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.
- An independent city in Virginia, next to Arlington County, Fairfax County and Washington, D.C.
- A former town in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- A town in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3980).
- A city in Teleorman, Romania
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Synonyms
edit- (ancient & medieval Iskenderun, Turkey): See Alexandretta
- (ancient & medieval Mary, Turkmenistan): See Merv
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
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Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAlexandria f
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
- Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
Related terms
editDanish
editProper noun
editAlexandria
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
- Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAlexandria n (proper noun, genitive Alexandrias or (optionally with an article) Alexandria)
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
- Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
Further reading
edit- “Alexandria” in Duden online
Hungarian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAlexandria
- Alexandria (a city, the county seat of Teleorman, Romania)
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Alexandria | — |
accusative | Alexandriát | — |
dative | Alexandriának | — |
instrumental | Alexandriával | — |
causal-final | Alexandriáért | — |
translative | Alexandriává | — |
terminative | Alexandriáig | — |
essive-formal | Alexandriaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Alexandriában | — |
superessive | Alexandrián | — |
adessive | Alexandriánál | — |
illative | Alexandriába | — |
sublative | Alexandriára | — |
allative | Alexandriához | — |
elative | Alexandriából | — |
delative | Alexandriáról | — |
ablative | Alexandriától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Alexandriáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Alexandriáéi | — |
Possessive forms of Alexandria | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Alexandriám | — |
2nd person sing. | Alexandriád | — |
3rd person sing. | Alexandriája | — |
1st person plural | Alexandriánk | — |
2nd person plural | Alexandriátok | — |
3rd person plural | Alexandriájuk | — |
Derived terms
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdriː.a/, [äɫ̪ɛks̠än̪ˈd̪riːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdri.a/, [äleɡzän̪ˈd̪riːä]
Proper noun
editAlexandrīa f sg (genitive Alexandrīae); first declension
- Alternative form of Alexandrēa
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Alexandrīa |
Genitive | Alexandrīae |
Dative | Alexandrīae |
Accusative | Alexandrīam |
Ablative | Alexandrīā |
Vocative | Alexandrīa |
Locative | Alexandrīae |
Old English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Alexandrīa
Proper noun
editAlexandria m
- Alexandria, Egypt
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- [Commodus] hine ġesette tō hēahġerefan ofer Alexandrian
- [Commodus] appointed him hēahġerefa over Alexandria
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension
editCase | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Alexandria | — |
accusative | Alexandrian | — |
genitive | Alexandrian | — |
dative | Alexandrian | — |
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: A‧le‧xan‧dri‧a
Proper noun
editAlexandria f
- Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)
Romanian
editEtymology
editFrom Alexandru + -ia. Named after Alexandru II Ghica.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAlexandria f
- A city in Teleorman, Romania
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
- Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
Declension
editsingular | ||
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f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (o) Alexandrie | Alexandria |
genitive/dative | (unei) Alexandrii | Alexandriei |
vocative | Alexandrie, Alexandrio |
Swedish
editProper noun
editAlexandria n (genitive Alexandrias)
- Alexandria (a city in Egypt)
- Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt)
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Egypt
- en:Historical settlements
- en:Historical capitals
- en:Places in Egypt
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Cities in Iraq
- en:Places in Iraq
- en:Cities in Turkey
- en:Places in Turkey
- en:Cities in Afghanistan
- en:Places in Afghanistan
- en:Cities in Turkmenistan
- en:Places in Turkmenistan
- en:Cities in Tajikistan
- en:Places in Tajikistan
- en:Cities in Piedmont
- en:Cities in Italy
- en:Places in Piedmont
- en:Places in Italy
- en:Governorates of Egypt
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Census-designated places in Alabama, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Alabama, USA
- en:Cities in Indiana, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Cities in Kentucky, USA
- en:County seats of Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Cities in Louisiana, USA
- en:Parish seats of Louisiana, USA
- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
- en:County seats of Minnesota, USA
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Cities in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Villages in Nebraska, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Places in New Jersey, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Villages in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Cities in South Dakota, USA
- en:County seats of South Dakota, USA
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
- en:Towns in Tennessee, USA
- en:Places in Tennessee, USA
- en:Cities in Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Ontario
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Ghost towns in British Columbia
- en:Places in British Columbia
- en:Towns in South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Towns in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- en:Towns in Scotland
- en:Places in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Cities in Teleorman County, Romania
- en:Cities in Romania
- en:Places in Teleorman County, Romania
- en:Places in Romania
- English given names
- English female given names
- English female given names from Ancient Greek
- English exonyms
- English eponyms
- en:Regional capitals
- Catalan terms borrowed from Latin
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- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Cities in Egypt
- ca:Places in Egypt
- ca:Governorates of Egypt
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish terms spelled with X
- da:Cities in Egypt
- da:Places in Egypt
- da:Governorates of Egypt
- Danish exonyms
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Cities in Egypt
- de:Places in Egypt
- de:Governorates of Egypt
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/jɒ
- Rhymes:Hungarian/jɒ/5 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian proper nouns
- hu:Cities in Teleorman County, Romania
- hu:Cities in Romania
- hu:Places in Teleorman County, Romania
- hu:Places in Romania
- Latin 5-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Old English terms borrowed from Latin
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- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
- ang:Cities in Egypt
- ang:Places in Egypt
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 5-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Cities in Egypt
- pt:Governorates of Egypt
- pt:Places in Egypt
- Portuguese exonyms
- Romanian terms suffixed with -ia
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian terms with audio pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Cities in Teleorman County, Romania
- ro:Cities in Romania
- ro:Places in Teleorman County, Romania
- ro:Places in Romania
- ro:Cities in Egypt
- ro:Places in Egypt
- ro:Governorates of Egypt
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Cities in Egypt
- sv:Places in Egypt
- sv:Governorates of Egypt
- Swedish exonyms