LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

Batā̆via

Batā̆via f (genitive Batā̆viae)
Classical[baˈtaː.wi.a]Ecclesiastical[baˈtaː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the modern city of Nijmegen.
  2. New LatinNetherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)
  3. New LatinNetherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBatā̆viaBatā̆viae
genitiveBatā̆viaeBatā̆viārum
dativeBatā̆viaeBatā̆viīs
accusativeBatā̆viamBatā̆viās
ablativeBatā̆viāBatā̆viīs
vocativeBatā̆viaBatā̆viae

Bătāvĭa, ae, f., = Βαταούα Dio, Βαταβία Zosim,
I. the peninsula Batavia, Holland, Pac. Pan. ad Theod. 5 (in class. per. called only Batavorum Insula, Caes. B. G. 4, 10; Plin. 4, 15, 29, § 101; Tac. A. 2, 6; id. H. 5, 23).

Origins

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (“good island”).

Descendants
  • EnglishBataviafrom Dutch Batavia
  • FrenchBataviafrom Dutch Batavia
  • GermanPassaufrom Old High German Pazauwa
  • JavindoBatafiafrom Dutch Batavia
  • PetjoBetawiefrom Dutch Batavia
  • Caribbean JavaneseBetawifrom Dutch Batavia
  • Caribbean JavanesemBetawifrom Dutch Batavia
  • DanishBataviafrom Dutch Batavia
  • IndonesianBataviafrom Dutch Batavia
  • IndonesianBetawifrom Dutch Batavia

Quick answers

What does Batā̆via mean in Latin?
Batā̆via, a noun, means “The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the modern city of Nijmegen.; Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium); Neth”.
What is the genitive of Batā̆via?
The genitive singular is Batā̆viae. Batā̆via is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Batā̆via?
In classical Latin, [baˈtaː.wi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [baˈtaː.vi.a].