Adamclisi

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proper noun

A commune and village in Constanța County, Romania.

OriginRomanian Adamclisi ← Turkish [Term?] ← Ottoman Turkish كلیسا (kilisa) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A commune and village in Constanța County, Romania.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Biblical Hebrewאָדָם (āḏā́m)
  3. Arabicآدَم (ʔādam)
  4. Old Anatolian Turkishآدم (âdem)
  5. Ottoman Turkishآدم (adam)
  6. Turkishadam
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  9. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  10. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  11. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  13. Ancient Greekκᾰλέω (kăléō)
  14. Ancient Greekἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)
  15. Ancient Greekἔκκλητος (ékklētos)
  16. Medieval Greekἐκκλησίᾱ (ekklēsíā)
  17. Ottoman Turkishكلیسا (kilisa)
  18. Turkishkilise
  19. Turkish[Term?]
  20. RomanianAdamclisi
  21. EnglishAdamclisi

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Adamclisi.

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APA

Adamclisi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamclisi

MLA

“Adamclisi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamclisi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adamclisi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamclisi.

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