proper noun · femininefirst declension
Albānia1
Albānia f sg (genitive Albāniae)
Classical[aɫˈbaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[alˈbaː.ni.a]
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew LatinAlbania (a country in Southeastern Europe)
- Classical LatinCaucasian Albania
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Albānia | — |
| genitive | Albāniae | — |
| dative | Albāniae | — |
| accusative | Albāniam | — |
| ablative | Albāniā | — |
| vocative | Albānia | — |
Albānĭa, ae, f.,
I. a province on the coast of the Caspian Sea, now Daghestan and Lesghistan, Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 36; Gell. 9, 4; Sol. 25.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
- Proto-Italic*alβos
- LatinAlbānia
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin Alba Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin longus ▲ Latin -a Latin Longa Latin Alba (Longa) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Albānusbor. Ancient Greek Ἀλβᾰνός (Albănós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía)bor. Latin Albānia Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).
Descendants
- EstonianAlbaania
- RussianАлба́ния
- RussianАлба́нія