LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper nounfirst declension

Augusta Emerita

Augusta Emerita f sg (genitive Augustae Emeritae)
Classical[au̯ˈɡʊs.ta ɛˈmɛ.rɪ.ta]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈɡus.ta eˈmɛː.ri.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe chief city of Lusitania, now Mérida

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAugusta Emerita—
genitiveAugustae Emeritae—
dativeAugustae Emeritae—
accusativeAugustam Emeritam—
ablativeAugustā Emeritā—
vocativeAugusta Emerita—
locativeAugustae Emeritae—

Origins

From Augusta (“imperial majesty; the name of several towns”) and emeritus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAugusta EmeritaAugusta Emerita (Αὐγούστα Ἠμερίτα: Merida, Ru.), the chief city of Lusitania in Spain, was built in B.C. 23, by Publius Carisius, the legate of August…

Quick answers

What does Augusta Emerita mean in Latin?
Augusta Emerita, a proper noun, means “The chief city of Lusitania, now Mérida”.
What is the genitive of Augusta Emerita?
The genitive singular is Augustae Emeritae. Augusta Emerita is first declension.
How do you pronounce Augusta Emerita?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈɡʊs.ta ɛˈmɛ.rɪ.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈɡus.ta eˈmɛː.ri.ta].