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
- 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.
- (rare) A female given name.
Derived terms
Translations
region in northern Africa
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Anagrams
Italian
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Numida.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nuˈmi.di.a/, [nʊˈmɪd̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nuˈmi.di.a/, [nuˈmiːd̪iä]
Proper noun
Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae); first declension
- Numidia (an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Numidia |
| Genitive | Numidiae |
| Dative | Numidiae |
| Accusative | Numidiam |
| Ablative | Numidiā |
| Vocative | Numidia |
| Locative | Numidiae |
Derived terms
- Numidiānus
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈmi.dja/
- Rhymes: -idja
- Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia
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
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