LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Afgānia

Afgānia f sg (genitive Afgāniae)
Classical[afˈɡaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[afˈɡaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAfgānia—
genitiveAfgāniae—
dativeAfgāniae—
accusativeAfgāniam—
ablativeAfgāniā—
vocativeAfgānia—

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. LatinAfgānia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Persian افغان (afġân) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Afgānia From Persian افغان (afġân) + Latin -ia.

Quick answers

What does Afgānia mean in Latin?
Afgānia, a proper noun, means “Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)”.
What is the genitive of Afgānia?
The genitive singular is Afgāniae. Afgānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Afgānia?
In classical Latin, [afˈɡaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [afˈɡaː.ni.a].
Where does Afgānia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Latin Afgānia.