Stachir

Latin

View of the river Gambia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στάχειρ (Stákheir).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.kʰiːr/, [ˈs̠t̪äkʰiːr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.kir/, [ˈst̪äːkir]

Proper noun

Stachīr m (indeclinable)

A river in Mauritania, maybe the Gambia

References

“Stachir”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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