Dacia
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDacia
- An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.
- An automobile company based in Romania, Dacia.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editancient kingdom and Roman province
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automobile
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Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdaː.ki.a/, [ˈd̪äːkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.t͡ʃi.a/, [ˈd̪äːt͡ʃiä]
Etymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi), of long disputed origin and meaning; see Dacians. Some writers used the tribe name Getae to describe them.
Proper noun
editDācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension
- Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.)
- (obsolete) the region formerly held by Dacia: Wallachia or Romania
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Dācia |
genitive | Dāciae |
dative | Dāciae |
accusative | Dāciam |
ablative | Dāciā |
vocative | Dācia |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSame as 1, used instead of Dania because of the similar sound.
Proper noun
editDācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension
- Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)
- a former ecclesiastical province covering the Nordic region
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Dācia |
genitive | Dāciae |
dative | Dāciae |
accusative | Dāciam |
ablative | Dāciā |
vocative | Dācia |
Further reading
edit- Strabo & 20 AD, VII 3,12
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi). By surface analysis, dac + -ia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDacia f
- (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.)
Declension
editgender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Dacia |
Gen/Dat | Daciei |
Spanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈdaθja/ [ˈd̪a.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈdasja/ [ˈd̪a.sja]
- Rhymes: -aθja
- Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: Da‧cia
Proper noun
editDacia f
- (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.)
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