Taprobana

== English == === Alternative forms === Taprobane, Trapobana === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Tāprobana, from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē). === Proper noun === Taprobana (obsolete) Sri Lanka. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [taːˈprɔ.ba.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [taˈprɔː.ba.na] === Proper noun === Tāprobana f sg (genitive Tāprobanae); first declension alternative form of Tāprobanē ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Taprobana (learned) → Portuguese: Taprobana (learned) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Tāprobana, from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐnɐ Hyphenation: Ta‧pro‧ba‧na === Proper noun === Taprobana f (archaic) Sri Lanka (an island ocean the Indian Ocean) Synonyms: Ceilão, Sri Lanka