Bactra

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκτρα (Báktra). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbak.tra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbak.tra] === Proper noun === Bactra n pl (genitive Bactrōrum); second declension The capital of Bactriana, now Balkh in Afghanistan ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only. === References === “Bactra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Bactra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly