Antiochia

English

Etymology

From Latin Antiochīa (Antioch), from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντιόχος (Antiókhos, Antiochus) + -εια (-eia, ia: forming place names), after various members of the Seleucid dynasty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æntiˈɒkiə/

Proper noun

Antiochia (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of Antioch: various former cities in Southwest Asia.
  2. (historical) Synonym of Antioch: a former country in the Middle East, a Crusader state centered on modern Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey.

References

  • Walker, John (1839) “Antiochia”, in A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary[1]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Antiochīa.

Proper noun

Antiochia f

  1. Antioch (an ancient Greco-Roman city in modern Turkey)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Antiochīa f sg (genitive Antiochīae); first declension

  1. Antioch (an ancient Greco-Roman city in modern Turkey)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Antiochīa
genitive Antiochīae
dative Antiochīae
accusative Antiochīam
ablative Antiochīā
vocative Antiochīa
locative Antiochīae

Descendants

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Antiocha

Proper noun

Antiochia m

  1. Antioch (a number of cities in Asia, named for a Macedonian general, Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos))

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative Antiochia
accusative Antiochian
genitive Antiochian
dative Antiochian