Bagrada

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαγράδας (Bagrádas).

The source and declension of The Bagradas Fl in antiquity, was Djebel Rached (Amer) in the mid-center of Algeria ( Geographical Guides of Claudius Ptolemy and Pliny ). Bagrada related to " Cows-Baggaras Dragons) " blessed sources, then the river disappeard in Medjerda Zone Rivers ( Tunisia )

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bagrada m sg (genitive Bagradae); first declension

  1. A river in Africa, now the Medjerda

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bagrada
Genitive Bagradae
Dative Bagradae
Accusative Bagradam
Ablative Bagradā
Vocative Bagrada

References

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