Dalmátia

Dalmatian

Etymology

From an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who lived in the region. Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”).[1] The toponym Delminium has the same origin.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalˈmaθija/

Proper noun

Dalmátia f

  1. Dalmatia (a historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea)
  2. (historical) Dalmatia (a province of the Roman Empire)

References

  1. ^ Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 244. →ISBN.
  2. ^ Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. p. 197. →ISBN.
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