Hyrcania

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Hyrcānia, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Vr̥kānaʰ⁠/) for more. === Proper noun === Hyrcania (historical) A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan. Synonyms: Gurgan, Gorgan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Rhyacian == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hyrˈkaː.ni.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [irˈkaː.ni.a] === Proper noun === Hyrcānia f sg (genitive Hyrcāniae); first declension (historical) Hyrcania (a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Hyrcania French: Hyrcanie Italian: Ircania === Further reading === “Hyrcānia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Hyrcania f pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Hircânia