Iberia

See also: Ibéria, Ibèria, and iberia

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /aɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /aɪˈbɪə̯ɹ.i.ə/, /aɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə, -ɪɹiə

Etymology 1

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after the river Ἴβηρος (Íbēros). See Iberia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Proper noun

Iberia

2. A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.
   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion‎^[1]:

     Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.

3. A city and town in Missouri.
4. A census-designated place in Ohio.

Derived terms

• Christian Iberia
• Iberia Parish
• New Iberia

Related terms

• Iberian
• Iberian Peninsula
• iberis

Translations

region south of the Pyrenees

• Afrikaans: Iberië
• Catalan: Ibèria f
• Czech: Ibérie f
• Danish: Iberiske Halvø
• Dutch: Iberië (nl), Iberisch Schiereiland (nl)
• Finnish: Iberia (fi), Iberian niemimaa (fi)
• French: Ibérie (fr) f
• Galician: Iberia (gl) f
• Georgian: იბერია (iberia)
• German: Iberien (de), die Iberische Halbinsel
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἰβηρία f (Ibēría)

• Irish: an Ibéir f
• Japanese: イベリア (ja) (iberia)
• Latin: Hibēria f
• Marathi: आय्बेरिया m (āyberiyā)
• Persian: ایبریا (iberiyā)
• Portuguese: Ibéria f
• Russian: Ибе́рия (ru) f (Ibérija)
• Spanish: Iberia
• Swedish: Pyreneiska halvön, Iberiska halvön
• Turkish: İberya

Etymology 2

Iberia and Colchis

From Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría). Possibly from the same source as Old Armenian Վիրք (Virkʻ).

Alternative forms

• Iveria

Proper noun

Iberia

2. (historical) An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia.

Synonyms

• Caucasian Iberia

Derived terms

• Principality of Iberia
• Upper Iberia

Translations

ancient region of Georgia

• Armenian: Վիրք (Virkʻ)
• Catalan: Ibèria f
• Czech: Ibérie f
• Dutch: Iberië (nl)
• Finnish: Iberia (fi)
• French: Ibérie (fr) f
• Georgian: იბერია (iberia)
• German: Iberien (de) n, Iberia n
• Greek: Ιβηρία f (Iviría)

  Ancient Greek: Ἰβηρία f (Ibēría)

• Irish: an Ibéir f
• Latin: Hibēria f
• Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 (Wiruzān)
• Parthian: 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 (Vīrčān)
• Persian: گرج (gorj, gorj)
• Portuguese: Ibéria f
• Russian: Ибе́рия (ru) f (Ibérija), Иве́рия (ru) f (Ivérija)
• Spanish: Iberia caucásica, Iberia del Este, Iberia asiática

See also

• Colchis
• Albania, Caucasian Albania

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiberiɑ/, [ˈibe̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧be‧ria

Etymology 1

From Latin Iberia.

Proper noun

Iberia

1. Iberia, the Iberian peninsula (A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar)

Declension

Inflection of Iberia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Iberia	Iberiat
genitive		Iberian	Iberioiden Iberioitten
partitive		Iberiaa	Iberioita
illative		Iberiaan	Iberioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Iberia	Iberiat
accusative	nom.	Iberia	Iberiat
	gen.	Iberian
genitive		Iberian	Iberioiden Iberioitten Iberiain rare
partitive		Iberiaa	Iberioita
inessive		Iberiassa	Iberioissa
elative		Iberiasta	Iberioista
illative		Iberiaan	Iberioihin
adessive		Iberialla	Iberioilla
ablative		Iberialta	Iberioilta
allative		Iberialle	Iberioille
essive		Iberiana	Iberioina
translative		Iberiaksi	Iberioiksi
abessive		Iberiatta	Iberioitta
instructive		—	Iberioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Iberia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Iberiani Iberiani accusative nom. Iberiani Iberiani gen. Iberiani genitive Iberiani Iberioideni Iberioitteni Iberiaini rare partitive Iberiaani Iberioitani inessive Iberiassani Iberioissani elative Iberiastani Iberioistani illative Iberiaani Iberioihini adessive Iberiallani Iberioillani ablative Iberialtani Iberioiltani allative Iberialleni Iberioilleni essive Iberianani Iberioinani translative Iberiakseni Iberioikseni abessive Iberiattani Iberioittani instructive — — comitative — Iberioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Iberiasi Iberiasi accusative nom. Iberiasi Iberiasi gen. Iberiasi genitive Iberiasi Iberioidesi Iberioittesi Iberiaisi rare partitive Iberiaasi Iberioitasi inessive Iberiassasi Iberioissasi elative Iberiastasi Iberioistasi illative Iberiaasi Iberioihisi adessive Iberiallasi Iberioillasi ablative Iberialtasi Iberioiltasi allative Iberiallesi Iberioillesi essive Iberianasi Iberioinasi translative Iberiaksesi Iberioiksesi abessive Iberiattasi Iberioittasi instructive — — comitative — Iberioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Iberiamme Iberiamme accusative nom. Iberiamme Iberiamme gen. Iberiamme genitive Iberiamme Iberioidemme Iberioittemme Iberiaimme rare partitive Iberiaamme Iberioitamme inessive Iberiassamme Iberioissamme elative Iberiastamme Iberioistamme illative Iberiaamme Iberioihimme adessive Iberiallamme Iberioillamme ablative Iberialtamme Iberioiltamme allative Iberiallemme Iberioillemme essive Iberianamme Iberioinamme translative Iberiaksemme Iberioiksemme abessive Iberiattamme Iberioittamme instructive — — comitative — Iberioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Iberianne Iberianne accusative nom. Iberianne Iberianne gen. Iberianne genitive Iberianne Iberioidenne Iberioittenne Iberiainne rare partitive Iberiaanne Iberioitanne inessive Iberiassanne Iberioissanne elative Iberiastanne Iberioistanne illative Iberiaanne Iberioihinne adessive Iberiallanne Iberioillanne ablative Iberialtanne Iberioiltanne allative Iberiallenne Iberioillenne essive Iberiananne Iberioinanne translative Iberiaksenne Iberioiksenne abessive Iberiattanne Iberioittanne instructive — — comitative — Iberioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Iberiansa Iberiansa accusative nom. Iberiansa Iberiansa gen. Iberiansa genitive Iberiansa Iberioidensa Iberioittensa Iberiainsa rare partitive Iberiaansa Iberioitaan Iberioitansa inessive Iberiassaan Iberiassansa Iberioissaan Iberioissansa elative Iberiastaan Iberiastansa Iberioistaan Iberioistansa illative Iberiaansa Iberioihinsa adessive Iberiallaan Iberiallansa Iberioillaan Iberioillansa ablative Iberialtaan Iberialtansa Iberioiltaan Iberioiltansa allative Iberialleen Iberiallensa Iberioilleen Iberioillensa essive Iberianaan Iberianansa Iberioinaan Iberioinansa translative Iberiakseen Iberiaksensa Iberioikseen Iberioiksensa abessive Iberiattaan Iberiattansa Iberioittaan Iberioittansa instructive — — comitative — Iberioineen Iberioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• iberianilves
• iberiankeisarikotka
• Iberianmeri
• iberiansusi

Related terms

• Iberian niemimaa
• iberialainen

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría).

Proper noun

Iberia

1. (historical) Iberia, Caucasian Iberia (An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia)

Declension

Inflection of Iberia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Iberia	Iberiat
genitive		Iberian	Iberioiden Iberioitten
partitive		Iberiaa	Iberioita
illative		Iberiaan	Iberioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Iberia	Iberiat
accusative	nom.	Iberia	Iberiat
	gen.	Iberian
genitive		Iberian	Iberioiden Iberioitten Iberiain rare
partitive		Iberiaa	Iberioita
inessive		Iberiassa	Iberioissa
elative		Iberiasta	Iberioista
illative		Iberiaan	Iberioihin
adessive		Iberialla	Iberioilla
ablative		Iberialta	Iberioilta
allative		Iberialle	Iberioille
essive		Iberiana	Iberioina
translative		Iberiaksi	Iberioiksi
abessive		Iberiatta	Iberioitta
instructive		—	Iberioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Iberia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Iberiani Iberiani accusative nom. Iberiani Iberiani gen. Iberiani genitive Iberiani Iberioideni Iberioitteni Iberiaini rare partitive Iberiaani Iberioitani inessive Iberiassani Iberioissani elative Iberiastani Iberioistani illative Iberiaani Iberioihini adessive Iberiallani Iberioillani ablative Iberialtani Iberioiltani allative Iberialleni Iberioilleni essive Iberianani Iberioinani translative Iberiakseni Iberioikseni abessive Iberiattani Iberioittani instructive — — comitative — Iberioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Iberiasi Iberiasi accusative nom. Iberiasi Iberiasi gen. Iberiasi genitive Iberiasi Iberioidesi Iberioittesi Iberiaisi rare partitive Iberiaasi Iberioitasi inessive Iberiassasi Iberioissasi elative Iberiastasi Iberioistasi illative Iberiaasi Iberioihisi adessive Iberiallasi Iberioillasi ablative Iberialtasi Iberioiltasi allative Iberiallesi Iberioillesi essive Iberianasi Iberioinasi translative Iberiaksesi Iberioiksesi abessive Iberiattasi Iberioittasi instructive — — comitative — Iberioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Iberiamme Iberiamme accusative nom. Iberiamme Iberiamme gen. Iberiamme genitive Iberiamme Iberioidemme Iberioittemme Iberiaimme rare partitive Iberiaamme Iberioitamme inessive Iberiassamme Iberioissamme elative Iberiastamme Iberioistamme illative Iberiaamme Iberioihimme adessive Iberiallamme Iberioillamme ablative Iberialtamme Iberioiltamme allative Iberiallemme Iberioillemme essive Iberianamme Iberioinamme translative Iberiaksemme Iberioiksemme abessive Iberiattamme Iberioittamme instructive — — comitative — Iberioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Iberianne Iberianne accusative nom. Iberianne Iberianne gen. Iberianne genitive Iberianne Iberioidenne Iberioittenne Iberiainne rare partitive Iberiaanne Iberioitanne inessive Iberiassanne Iberioissanne elative Iberiastanne Iberioistanne illative Iberiaanne Iberioihinne adessive Iberiallanne Iberioillanne ablative Iberialtanne Iberioiltanne allative Iberiallenne Iberioillenne essive Iberiananne Iberioinanne translative Iberiaksenne Iberioiksenne abessive Iberiattanne Iberioittanne instructive — — comitative — Iberioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Iberiansa Iberiansa accusative nom. Iberiansa Iberiansa gen. Iberiansa genitive Iberiansa Iberioidensa Iberioittensa Iberiainsa rare partitive Iberiaansa Iberioitaan Iberioitansa inessive Iberiassaan Iberiassansa Iberioissaan Iberioissansa elative Iberiastaan Iberiastansa Iberioistaan Iberioistansa illative Iberiaansa Iberioihinsa adessive Iberiallaan Iberiallansa Iberioillaan Iberioillansa ablative Iberialtaan Iberialtansa Iberioiltaan Iberioiltansa allative Iberialleen Iberiallensa Iberioilleen Iberioillensa essive Iberianaan Iberianansa Iberioinaan Iberioinansa translative Iberiakseen Iberiaksensa Iberioikseen Iberioiksensa abessive Iberiattaan Iberiattansa Iberioittaan Iberioittansa instructive — — comitative — Iberioineen Iberioinensa

Synonyms

• Itäinen Iberia
• Kaukasian Iberia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈbɛ.rja/
• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Hyphenation: I‧bè‧ria

Proper noun

Iberia f

1. Iberia, the Iberian peninsula (A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar)
2. (historical) Iberia, Caucasian Iberia (An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia)

Related terms

• iberico

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈbeː.ri.a/, [ɪˈbeːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈbe.ri.a/, [iˈbɛːriä]

Proper noun

Ibēria f sg (genitive Ibēriae); first declension

1. Alternative spelling of Hibēria: Iberia, Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ibēria
genitive	Ibēriae
dative	Ibēriae
accusative	Ibēriam
ablative	Ibēriā
vocative	Ibēria
locative	Ibēriae

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈbeɾja/ [iˈβ̞e.ɾja]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: I‧be‧ria

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Ibēria, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after the river Ἶβηρος (Îbēros), which itself came from Celtiberian *Ibēr, native name for the river (modern Ebro).

Proper noun

Iberia f

1. Iberia, the Iberian peninsula (A peninsula and region of Europe south of the Pyrenees, consisting of Andorra, Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar)

Derived terms

• Iberia asiática
• Iberia caucásica
• Iberia del Este

Related terms

• ibérico
• iberio
• ibero, íbero
• Iberoamérica
• península ibérica

See also

• Hispania

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Iberia f

1. (historical) (historical) Iberia, Kingdom of Iberia (An antique and Byzantine name for the geographic region and ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli in Eastern Europe, located east of Colchis, corresponding roughly to the eastern parts of present-day Georgia)