Babylonia
See also: Babylónia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Babylonia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía),[1] from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/
Proper noun
Babylonia
- (historical) The realm of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), the Babylonian Empire.
- (historical) The area of Babylon's empire, Mesopotamia itself.
Synonyms
- (empire): Babylonian Empire, (in reference to the 2nd Babylonian Empire) Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire
- (region): Mesopotamia
Derived terms
Translations
ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
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See also
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Babylonian, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.byˈloː.ni.a/, [bäbʏˈɫ̪oːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.biˈlo.ni.a/, [bäbiˈlɔːniä]
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Babylōnia |
| Genitive | Babylōniae |
| Dative | Babylōniae |
| Accusative | Babylōniam |
| Ablative | Babylōniā |
| Vocative | Babylōnia |
| Locative | Babylōniae |
References
- Babylonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
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