Numidia
See also: Numídia
English
Etymology
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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
- (historical) A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
- 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.
- (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
- (rare) A female given name.
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Translations
region in northern Africa
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Italian
Proper noun
Numidia ?
- (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
- (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)
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Latin
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nʊˈmɪ.di.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nuˈmiː.di.a]
Proper noun
Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae); first declension
- (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
- (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)
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
- (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
- (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Numidia |
| genitive | Numidii |
| dative | Numidii |
| accusative | Numidię |
| instrumental | Numidią |
| locative | Numidii |
| vocative | Numidio |
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Spanish
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈmidja/ [nuˈmi.ð̞ja]
- Rhymes: -idja
- Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia
Proper noun
Numidia f
- (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
- (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)
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