Hadria

Latin

Alternative forms

• Adria
• Atria

Etymology

Perhaps from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈha.dri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.dri.a]

Proper noun

Hadria f sg (genitive Hadriae); first declension

1. The name of two cities:
   1. (in the regio of Pīcēnum) the birthplace of the emperor Hadrian, now Atri
   2. (in the regio of Venetia and Histria) now Adria

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hadria
genitive	Hadriae
dative	Hadriae
accusative	Hadriam
ablative	Hadriā
vocative	Hadria
locative	Hadriae

Related terms

• Hadriacus
• Hadriānus

Proper noun

Hadria m sg (genitive Hadriae); first declension

1. (chiefly poetic) the Adriatic Sea

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hadria
genitive	Hadriae
dative	Hadriae
accusative	Hadriam
ablative	Hadriā
vocative	Hadria

References

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