noun · femininefirst declension
barbaria
barbaria f (genitive barbariae)
Classical[barˈba.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[barˈbaː.ri.a]
Meaning
- feminineforeign country
- femininebarbarity, barbarism
- femininebrutality
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | barbaria barbariēs | barbariae barbariēs |
| genitive | barbariae barbariēī | barbariārum barbariērum |
| dative | barbariae barbariēī | barbariīs barbariēbus |
| accusative | barbariam barbariem | barbariās barbariēs |
| ablative | barbariā barbariē | barbariīs barbariēbus |
| vocative | barbaria barbariēs | barbariae barbariēs |
barbărĭa, ae (poet., or in post-Aug. prose barbărĭes, acc. -em; so once in Cic. Brut. 74, 258), f. barbarus.
I. Lit., a foreign country, in opposition to Greece or Rome.
A. In gen.:
a quo (philosopho) non solum Graecia et Italia, sed etiam omnis barbaria commota est, Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 49; 5, 4, 11; id. N. D. 1, 29, 81; cf.: non solum cum exercitu suo, sed etiam cum omni inmanitate barbariae bellum inferre nobis. id. Phil. 5, 13, 37; 13, 8, 18: quid tibi barbariem. gentes ab utroque jacentes Oceano numerem? Ov. M. 15, 829: in mediā vivere barbarie, id. Tr. 3, 10, 4; Luc. 8, 812; Just. 9, 5, 7 al.—B. Esp., of a particular country, aside from Greece or Rome. Thus (in the mouth of a Greek), of Italy, as opp. to Greece (only in Plaut.), Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 21; id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. vapula, p. 278. —Of Persia:
Themistoclem non in Graeciae portus, sed in barbariae sinus confugisse, Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 5.—Of Phrygia: Graecia barbariae lento collisa duello, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 7.—Of Gaul, in opp. to Rome, Cic. Font. 20, 44 (16, 34).—Of Scythia and Britain, Cic. N. D. 2, 34, 88; in gen.: quae barbaria Indiā vastior aut agrestior? id. Tusc. 5, 27, 77 al.—II. Meton., mental or moral barbarism, according to the notion of the ancients.
A. Rudeness, rusticity, stupidity:
barbaria forensis, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 118: grandis, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 4.—Hence of barbarism in language: omnes tum fere, qui nec extra urbem hanc vixerant, nec eos aliqua barbaries domestica infuscaverat, recte loquebantur, Cic. Brut. 74, 258.—And of faulty reading, Petr. 68, 5.—B. Savageness, barbarousness, rudeness, uncivilized manners:
inveterata barbaria, Cic. Balb. 19, 43: ferum et immane facinus, quod nulla barbaria posset agnoscere, id. Phil. 14, 3, 8: ista vero quae et quanta barbaria est, id. ib. 2, 42, 108; 11, 2, 6: tanta barbaries (Sarmatorum) est, ut pacem non intellegant, Flor. 4, 12, 20; Just. 43, 4, 1; Quint. 11, 3, 69; Petr. 68.—C. = barbari:
quale bellum nulla umquam barbaria cum suā gente gessit, Cic. Cat. 3, 10, 25; cf.: hoc poëtae nomen, quod nulla umquam barbaria violavit, id. Arch. 8, 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
barbaria ae (nom. also -iēs, acc. iem), f
barbarus, a strange land, foreign country (opp. Greece and Italy): barbariae bellum inferre: Quid tibi barbariem ... numerem? O.: Graecia barbariae conlisa, i. e. Phrygia, H.: quae barbaria Indiā vastior. — Rudeness, savageness, barbarism: ista quanta barbaria est, savage state of society: inveterata: domestica, corrupting influence.—An uncivilized people: quale bellum nulla barbaria gessit.
Origins
Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros)bor. Latin barbarus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin barbaria From barbarus (“foreigner”) + -ia.
In English words that came into English from barbaria
- barbarianbarbarinus