LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Aethiopia

Aethiopia f sg (genitive Aethiopiae)
Classical[ae̯.tʰiˈɔ.pi.a]Ecclesiastical[e.tiˈɔː.pi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularEthiopia (a historical region of East Africa)
  2. New LatinfemininesingularEthiopia (a country in East Africa)
  3. femininesingularSub-Saharan Africa

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAethiopia—
genitiveAethiopiae—
dativeAethiopiae—
accusativeAethiopiam—
ablativeAethiopiā—
vocativeAethiopia—

Aethĭŏpĭa, ae, f., = Αἰθιοπία [v. Aethiops],
I. Ethiopia, a country in Africa on both sides of the equator. Its limits cannot be accurately defined; cf. Plin. 6, 30, 35; 6, 5, 8; Vulg. Gen. 2, 13; ib. Isa. 11, 11.—Hence, Aethĭŏpĭcus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 196.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of disputed origin.

Descendants
  • CatalanEtiòpia
  • EnglishEthiopia
  • FrenchÉthiopie
  • ItalianEtiopia
  • PortugueseEtiópia
  • RomanianEtiopia
  • SpanishEtiopía
  • AsturianEtiopía
  • Gujaratiઇથિયોપિયાfrom English Ethiopia
  • Hindiइथियोपियाfrom English Ethiopia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAethiopiaAethiopia (ἡ Αἰθιοπία, Hdt. 3.114; D. C. 54.5; Strab. pp. 2, 31, 38, &c.; Plin. Nat. 5.8.8, 6.30.35; Seneca, Q. N. 4.2, &c.; Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. …

Quick answers

What does Aethiopia mean in Latin?
Aethiopia, a proper noun, means “Ethiopia (a historical region of East Africa); Ethiopia (a country in East Africa); Sub-Saharan Africa”.
What is the genitive of Aethiopia?
The genitive singular is Aethiopiae. Aethiopia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Aethiopia?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.tʰiˈɔ.pi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.tiˈɔː.pi.a].