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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ā̆sia1

Ā̆sia f sg (genitive Ā̆siae)
Classical[ˈaː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
  2. Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĀ̆sia—
genitiveĀ̆siae—
dativeĀ̆siae—
accusativeĀ̆siam—
ablativeĀ̆siā—
vocativeĀ̆sia—

Ā^sĭa, ae, f. (in regard to the quantity of the A, cf. Jahn ad Ov. M. 5, 648), = Ἀσία.
I. A.. Orig., a town in Lydia; afterwards the region around it; hence,
B. Adj.: Ā^sĭus, a, um, of Asia: palus, the marshy region on the river Cayster, Verg. A. 7, 701; cf. id. G. 1, 383, and Hom. Il. 2, 461; Asia, a nymph, Verg. G. 4, 343; cf. Hyg. Fab. prooem.—
II. A.. In an extended signif., Asia Minor, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 5; Verg. A. 2, 557; Sen. Troad. 6; Vulg. Act. 19, 26; 21, 27 al.—Hence also for Pergamos, Liv. 26, 24; Vell. 2, 4; and, as a Roman province, or Proconsular Asia, κατʼ ἐξοχήν (ἡ ἰδίως καλουμένη Ἀδία, Strabo, 17, p. 118), Asia comprehended Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and Phrygia; cf.: Namque, ut opinor, Asia vestra constat ex Phrygiā, Cariā, Mysiā, Lydiā, Cic. Fl. 27; id. Imp. Pomp. 6; Vulg. Act. 2, 9; 6, 9; ib. 1 Cor. 16, 19 et saep.— Hence,
B. Ā^sĭus, a, um, adj., Asiatic (cf. Asiaticus): villa, Varr. ap. Non. p. 466, 3.— For Troas, Ov. M. 13, 484.—
III. In a still wider sense, the whole of the quarter of the globe Asia (hence the distinction Asia Minor, Oros. 1, 2), Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 47 sqq.—A poet. form, Ā^sis, īdis, Asia, Ov. M. 5, 648; 9, 448.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • EnglishAsiafrom Middle English Asia
  • FrenchAsiefrom Old French Asie
  • PortugueseÁsiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Ásia
  • PohnpeianAsiafrom Middle English Asia
  • PohnpeianEisiafrom Middle English Asia
  • PohnpeianEsiafrom Middle English Asia
  • FalaAsiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Ásia
  • GalicianAsiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Ásia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAsiaAsia (ἡ Ἀσία, sc. γἠ; Poet. Ἀσίς,--ίδος, Aesch. Pers. 763, Ἀσὶς αἴη, Dion. Perieg. 20, Ἀσίδος ἠπείρολο; ASIS, Ov. Met. 5.648, 9.448: Eth. and Adj. Ἀσι…GeographyAsiaAsia (Ἀσία), a Roman provincial division of the country, which we call Asia Minor. The Roman province of Asia originated in the testamentary bequest o…Biography & mythologyAsiaAsia. 2. A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, who became by Japetus the mother of Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. (Hesiod. Theog. 359; Apollod. 1.2.2,…
noun · femininefirst declension
asia2
asia f (genitive asiae)
Classical[ˈa.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of rye

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasiaasiae
genitiveasiaeasiārum
dativeasiaeasiīs
accusativeasiamasiās
ablativeasiāasiīs
vocativeasiaasiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

Asia populi Romani facta est
Asia was made subject to Rome.
interior Asia; interiora Asiae
the interior of Asia.
Asiam in provinciae formam (in provinciam) redigere (B. G. 1. 45)
to make Asia into a Roman province.

asĭa, ae, f.; among the Taurini, rye, in pure Lat., secale, Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 141.

Origins

Uncertain; possibly from Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language since Pliny ascribes the term to the Taurini, a Celto-Ligurian tribe. An emendation to *sasia has been suggested, from Proto-Celtic *sasyos (“rye”).

Quick answers

What does Ā̆sia mean in Latin?
Ā̆sia, a proper noun, means “Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean); Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)”.
What is the genitive of Ā̆sia?
The genitive singular is Ā̆siae. Ā̆sia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ā̆sia?
In classical Latin, [ˈaː.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.s̬i.a].