Birtha

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βίρθα (Bírtha). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɪr.tʰa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbir.ta] === Proper noun === Birtha f sg (genitive Birthae); first declension An ancient fortress on the Tigris A town on the eastern bank of the Euphrates ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Birtha”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly