Numidia

See also: Numídia

English

Etymology

From Latin Numidia, from Numida + -ia, from an earlier interpretation of Ancient Greek Νομάς (Nomás) (genitive Νομάδος (Nomádos)). Compare Latin Nomas, whence English nomad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n(j)uˈmɪdiə/

Proper noun

Numidia

1. An ancient Berber kingdom located in northern Africa.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy:

     Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia in Africk (before his time incult and horrid) fruitful and battable by this means.

2. (rare) A female given name.

Derived terms

• Numidian

Translations

region in northern Africa

• Arabic: نُومِيدِيَا f (nūmīdiyā)
• Catalan: Numídia
• Dutch: Numidië
• French: Numidie (fr) f
• German: Numidien (de) n
• Greek: Νουμιδία f (Noumidía)

  Ancient: Νουμιδία f (Noumidía)

• Italian: Numidia f
• Japanese: ヌミディア (Numidia)
• Latin: Numidia (la) f
• Lithuanian: Numidija f
• Marathi: नुमिडिया m (numiḍiyā)
• Polish: Numidia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Numídia f
• Spanish: Numidia f
• Swedish: Numidien
• Turkish: Numidya

Anagrams

• dianium

Italian

Proper noun

Numidia ?

1. (historical) Numidia

Derived terms

• damigella di Numidia

Related terms

• numida
• numidico

 

Latin

Etymology

From Numida.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nuˈmi.di.a/, [nʊˈmɪd̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nuˈmi.di.a/, [nuˈmiːd̪iä]

Proper noun

Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae); first declension

1. Numidia (an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Numidia
genitive	Numidiae
dative	Numidiae
accusative	Numidiam
ablative	Numidiā
vocative	Numidia
locative	Numidiae

Derived terms

• Numidiānus

Descendants

• English: Numidia
• French: Numidie
• Italian: Numidia
• Polish: Numidia
• Portuguese: Numídia
• Spanish: Numidia

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuˈmi.dja/
• Rhymes: -idja
• Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia

Proper noun

Numidia f

1. Numidia (a region of North Africa)

Declension

Declension of Numidia

	singular
nominative	Numidia
genitive	Numidii
dative	Numidii
accusative	Numidię
instrumental	Numidią
locative	Numidii
vocative	Numidio

Further reading

• Numidia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Numidia.

Proper noun

Numidia f

1. (historical) Numidia (ancient kingdom)

Related terms

• númida
• númido