Achaia
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Achaia
- Alternative form of Achaea
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχᾱΐᾱ (Akhāḯā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkʰaː.i.a/, [äˈkʰäːiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈka.i.a/, [äˈkäːiä]
Proper noun
[edit]Achāia f sg (genitive Achāiae); first declension
- Achaea (northern part of the Peloponnese)
- Achaea (Roman province encompassing all of Greece)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Achāia |
| genitive | Achāiae |
| dative | Achāiae |
| accusative | Achāiam |
| ablative | Achāiā |
| vocative | Achāia |
References
[edit]- “Achaia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Achaia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Achaia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Achaia f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Acaia.
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