Illyria

English

Etymology

From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun

Illyria

1. A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.

Derived terms

• Illyrian

Translations

region in the Balkan Peninsula

• Albanian: Iliri f (indefinite), Iliria f (definite)
• Arabic: إيليريا
• Armenian: Իլլիրիա (Illiria), Լյուրիկե (Lyurike)

  Old Armenian: Լիւրիկէ (Liwrikē)

• Aromanian: Ilirii f, Ilirie f (indefinite), Iliria f (definite)
• Catalan: Il·líria f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊利里亚 (Yīlìlǐyà)

• Danish: Illyrien
• Dutch: Illyrië n
• Esperanto: Ilirio
• Estonian: Illüüria
• Finnish: Illyria
• Georgian: ილირია (iliria)
• German: Illyrien (de) n
• Greek: Ιλλυρία (el) f (Illyría)

  Ancient: Ἰλλυρία f (Illuría)

• Hebrew: איליריה
• Irish: Eilíria
• Italian: Illiria (it) f
• Japanese: イリュリア (ja)
• Korean: 일리리아 (illiria)
• Latin: Illyria f, Illyricum n
• Latvian: Ilīrija
• Lithuanian: Ilyrija
• Persian: ایلیریا (fa)
• Polish: Iliria f or n
• Portuguese: Ilíria (pt) f
• Romanian: Iliria f or n
• Russian: Илли́рия (ru) f (Illírija)
• Scots: Illyrie
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ѝлӣрија f, Илѝрик m

  Roman: Ìlīrija (sh) f or n, Ilìrik (sh)

• Slovene: Ilirija
• Swedish: Illyrien
• Turkish: İlirya
• Ukrainian: Іллірія f (Illirija)
• West Frisian: Illyrje

Further reading

• Illyria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Īllyria (in red) on a map of the provinces of the Roman Empire circa AD 120.

Alternative forms

• Illyricum, Illyriae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin, but possibly from a conjectural Ancient Greek - root *is-lo (“living”), though the sense is uncertain. Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”). If true, then Ἰλλυρία (Illuría) might be the Greek rendition of Illyrian *islu-or (“star, lit. "the one that sparks"”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁usli (“spark, hot ashes”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iːlˈly.ri.a/, [iːlˈlʲʏriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ilˈli.ri.a/, [ilˈliːriä]

Proper noun

Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension

1. Illyria

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Īllyria
Genitive	Īllyriae
Dative	Īllyriae
Accusative	Īllyriam
Ablative	Īllyriā
Vocative	Īllyria
Locative	Īllyriae