proper noun · femininefirst declension
Āpūlia
Āpūlia f sg (genitive Āpūliae)
Classical[aːˈpuː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈpuː.li.a]
Meaning
- a former province in lower Italy, to the north of Calabria and east of Samnium, now Italian Puglia
- New LatinApulia (a peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Āpūlia | — |
| genitive | Āpūliae | — |
| dative | Āpūliae | — |
| accusative | Āpūliam | — |
| ablative | Āpūliā | — |
| vocative | Āpūlia | — |
Āpūlia, Āpūlĭcus, and Āpŭlus, v. Appul-.
Origins
Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).
Descendants
- ItalianPuglia
- NeapolitanPùglia
- SicilianPugghia
- Ancient GreekἈπουλία