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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Babylōnia

Babylōnia f sg (genitive Babylōniae)
Classical[ba.byˈɫoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ba.biˈlɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. historicalBabylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)
  2. historicalBabylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBabylōnia—
genitiveBabylōniae—
dativeBabylōniae—
accusativeBabylōniam—
ablativeBabylōniā—
vocativeBabylōnia—
locativeBabylōniae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”).

Descendants
  • CatalanBabilònia
  • EnglishBabylonia
  • ItalianBabilonia
  • SicilianVavilugna
  • SicilianBabbilùnia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBabyloniaBabylonia (ἡ Βαβυλωνία), a province of considerable extent on the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris, and the 9th satrapy of Dareius. (Her. 3.183.) Its…

Quick answers

What does Babylōnia mean in Latin?
Babylōnia, a proper noun, means “Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran); B”.
What is the genitive of Babylōnia?
The genitive singular is Babylōniae. Babylōnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Babylōnia?
In classical Latin, [ba.byˈɫoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ba.biˈlɔː.ni.a].