LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Amerī̆ca

Amerī̆ca f (genitive Amerī̆cae)
Classical[a.mɛˈriː.ka]Ecclesiastical[aˈmɛː.ri.ka]

Meaning

  1. New LatinAmerica, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAmerī̆caAmerī̆cae
genitiveAmerī̆caeAmerī̆cārum
dativeAmerī̆caeAmerī̆cīs
accusativeAmerī̆camAmerī̆cās
ablativeAmerī̆cāAmerī̆cīs
vocativeAmerī̆caAmerī̆cae

Origins

Feminine form of Americus, the Latinized form of the forename of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Amerigo is the Italian form of a Germanic personal name (see Emmerich). First recorded in 1507 (together with the related term Amerigen) in the Cosmographiae Introductio, apparently written by Matthias Ringmann, in reference to South America; first applied to both North and South America by Mercator in 1538. Amerigen means "land of Amerigo" and derives from Amerigo and gen, the accusative case of Greek gē "earth". America accorded with the feminine names of Asia, Africa, and Europa.

Descendants
  • EnglishAmerica
  • EnglishMerica
  • English'Murica
  • English'murica
  • EnglishAmerikkka
  • EnglishAmericas
  • EnglishAmerikay
  • ItalianAmerica
  • OccitanAmerica
  • RomanianAmerica

Quick answers

What does Amerī̆ca mean in Latin?
Amerī̆ca, a proper noun, means “America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)”.
What is the genitive of Amerī̆ca?
The genitive singular is Amerī̆cae. Amerī̆ca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Amerī̆ca?
In classical Latin, [a.mɛˈriː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈmɛː.ri.ka].