Locris

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Locris, from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Proper noun

Locris

2. An ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Translations

region of ancient Greece

• Armenian: Լոկրիս (hy) (Lokris)
• French: Locride (fr)
• German: Lokris
• Greek: Λοκρίδα (el) (Lokrída)

  Ancient Greek: Λοκρίς (Lokrís)

• Hindi: लोक्रिस (lokris)
• Italian: Locride
• Latin: Locris
• Polish: Lokryda (pl) f
• Russian: Локри́да (Lokrída)
• Spanish: Lócrida, Lócride

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Λοκρός (Lokrós)

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek -ίς (-ís)

Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís)bor.

Latin Locris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫɔ.krɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlɔː.kris]

Proper noun

Locris f sg (genitive Locridis); third declension

1. Locris (an ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Locris
genitive	Locridis
dative	Locridī
accusative	Locridem
ablative	Locride
vocative	Locris

References

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