Numidian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *nem-der.

Proto-Indo-European *németi

Proto-Hellenic *némō

Ancient Greek νέμω (némō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek νομός (nomós)

Ancient Greek νομάς (nomás)bor.

Latin Numida

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -ia

Latin Numidiabor.

English Numidia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Numidian

From Numidia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n(j)uˈmɪdiən/

Adjective

Numidian (comparative more Numidian, superlative most Numidian)

1. Of or pertaining to Numidia or its inhabitants.
   • 1923, Theodore Dreiser, The Color of a Great City:

     Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble.

Translations

pertaining to Numidia

• Arabic: نُومِيدِيّ m (nūmīdiyy), نُومِيدِيَّة f (nūmīdiyya)
• French: numide (fr) m or f
• German: numidisch
• Italian: numida (it) m or f, numidico m
• Marathi: नुमिडियन (numiḍiyan)
• Polish: numidyjski (pl)
• Portuguese: númida
• Spanish: númido

Noun

Numidian (plural Numidians)

1. An inhabitant of Numidia.

Translations

an inhabitant of Numidia

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Νομάς m (Nomás)

• Marathi: नुमिडियन m (numiḍiyan)
• Portuguese: númida m or f

Proper noun

Numidian

1. A variety of Berber spoken by the people of Numidia.