LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Amantia

Amantia f sg (genitive Amantiae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularthe name of a polis, in Illyris Graeca, comprising two towns, one inland, and the other on the coast, now Nivica

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmantia—
genitiveAmantiae—
dativeAmantiae—
accusativeAmantiam—
ablativeAmantiā—
vocativeAmantia—
locativeAmantiae—

Ămantĭa, ae, f., = Ἀμαντία, Ptol.,
I. name of two towns of Illyricum, one inland, and the other on the coast, now Nivitza, Cic. Phil. 11, 11; Caes. B. C. 3, 40.—Its inhabitants, ămantĭāni, ōrum, m., Caes. B. C. 3, 12.—ămantīni, ōrum, m., Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—ămantes, um, m., Plin. 3, 23, 26, § 145.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμαντία (Amantía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAmantiaAmantia (Ἀμαντία: Eth. Ἀμαντιεύς, Steph. B. sub voce Ἀμαντινός, Ptol. 2.16.3; Amantinus, Plin. Nat. 4.10. s. 17. § 35; Amantianus, Caes. B.C. 3.12; Ἀμ…

Quick answers

What does Amantia mean in Latin?
Amantia, a proper noun, means “the name of a polis, in Illyris Graeca, comprising two towns, one inland, and the other on the coast, now Nivica”.
What is the genitive of Amantia?
The genitive singular is Amantiae. Amantia is feminine, first declension.