Astypalaea

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astupálaia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /as.ty.paˈlae̯.a/, [äs̠t̪ʏpäˈɫ̪äe̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /as.ti.paˈle.a/, [äst̪ipäˈlɛːä]

Proper noun

Astypalaea f sg (genitive Astypalaeae); first declension

1. An island situated near Crete

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Astypalaea
Genitive	Astypalaeae
Dative	Astypalaeae
Accusative	Astypalaeam
Ablative	Astypalaeā
Vocative	Astypalaea

Related terms

• Astypalēius

References

• “Astypalaea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Astypalaea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Astypalaea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly