LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Aquītānia

Aquītānia f sg (genitive Aquītāniae)
Classical[a.kʷiːˈtaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[a.kʷiˈtaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. Aquitaine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAquītānia—
genitiveAquītāniae—
dativeAquītāniae—
accusativeAquītāniam—
ablativeAquītāniā—
vocativeAquītānia—

Ăquītānĭa, ae, f.
I. A province in Southern Gaul, between the Loire and the Pyrenees, Caes. B. G. 1, 1; 3, 20; Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 108 sq.—
II. Derivv.
A. ăquītānus, a, um, adj., Aquitanian: gens, Tib. 1, 7, 3. —
B. ăquītāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Aquitania, Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 97; Caes. B. G. 1, 1.—
C. ăquītānĭcus, a, um, adj., Aquitanian: sinus, Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 108: provincia, id. 26, 1, 3, § 4.—
D. ăquītā-nensis, e, adj., Aquitanian, Inscr. Grut. 440, 3.

Origins

Probably from aqua (“water”), as in nearby provinces Aquae Tarbellicae or Aquae Augustae or the dative plural aquis, + -ania.

Descendants
  • CatalanAquitània
  • FrenchAquitaine
  • EnglishAquitainefrom French Aquitaine
  • GermanAquitanien
  • OccitanGuiana
  • OccitanAquitània
  • FrenchGuyennefrom Old French Aguyenne
  • EnglishGuyennefrom Old French Aguyenne
  • FrenchGuiennefrom Old French Aguyenne
  • PortugueseAquitânia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAquitaniaAquitania, AQUITANI (Ἀκυϊτανία, Ἀκυιτανοί, Strab.). Caesar (Caes. Gal. 1.1) makes Aquitania one of the three divisions of the country which he calls G…

Quick answers

What does Aquītānia mean in Latin?
Aquītānia, a proper noun, means “Aquitaine”.
What is the genitive of Aquītānia?
The genitive singular is Aquītāniae. Aquītānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Aquītānia?
In classical Latin, [a.kʷiːˈtaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kʷiˈtaː.ni.a].