LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Australasia

Australasia f sg (genitive Australasiae)
Classical[au̯s.traˈɫaː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[au̯s.traˈlaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinfemininesingularAustralasia (a continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAustralasia—
genitiveAustralasiae—
dativeAustralasiae—
accusativeAustralasiam—
ablativeAustralasiā—
vocativeAustralasia—

Origins

Likely borrowed from English Australasia, Portuguese Australásia f, or Spanish Australasia f, or directly from French Australasie f. By surface analysis, austrālis (“southern”) + Ā̆sia (“Asia”).

Descendants
  • TranslingualTenodera australasiae

Quick answers

What does Australasia mean in Latin?
Australasia, a proper noun, means “Australasia (a continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands)”.
What is the genitive of Australasia?
The genitive singular is Australasiae. Australasia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Australasia?
In classical Latin, [au̯s.traˈɫaː.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯s.traˈlaː.s̬i.a].