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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Bīthȳnia

Bīthȳnia f sg (genitive Bīthȳniae)
Classical[biːˈtʰyː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[biˈtiː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. historicalBithynia (a geographic region, ancient kingdom, and historical province of the Roman Empire in the northwest of Asia Minor in modern Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBīthȳnia—
genitiveBīthȳniae—
dativeBīthȳniae—
accusativeBīthȳniam—
ablativeBīthȳniā—
vocativeBīthȳnia—
locativeBīthȳniae—

Bīthȳnĭa, ae, f., = Βιθυνία,
I. a very fruitful province in Asia Minor, between the Propontis and the Black Sea, where the Romans carried on a considerable trade (its inhabitants were, acc. to Herod. 7, 75, Thracians, who had wandered there), now Ejalet Anadoli, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27; id. Agr. 2, 18, 40; id. Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; id. Fam. 13, 9, 1; 12, 13, 3; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; Tac. A. 1, 74; 16, 18; Flor. 3, 5, 6 and 12; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 247; Vulg. Act. 16, 7.—
II. Derivv.
A. Bīthȳnĭcus, a, um, adj., Bithynian, of Bithynia: societas, Cic. Fam. 13, 9, 2: civitates, Plin. Ep. 10, 115: Nicomedes, Flor. 3, 5, 3: Volusius, Juv. 15, 1.—Also an agnomen of Q. Pompeius, as conqueror of Bithynia, Fest. s. v. rutrum, p. 223; Cic. Brut. 68, 240.—And of the son of the same, Cic. Fam. 6, 16; 6, 17; 16, 23, 1.—
B. Bīthȳnĭus, a, um, adj., Bithynian: Diophanes, Col. 1, 1, 10.—And in plur.: Bīthȳnĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Bithynia, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69.—
C. Bīthȳ-nus (once Bithȳnus, Juv. 7, 15 Jahn), a, um, adj., Bithynian: carina, Hor. C. 1, 35, 7: mare, Tac. A. 2, 60: tyrannus, Juv. 10, 162: equites, id. 7, 15: caseus, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241: negotia, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 33.—And in plur.: Bīthȳni, ōrum, m., = Βιθυνοί, the inhabitants of Bithynia, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 19, 1; 2, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145; 5, 32, 43, § 150; Tac. A. 12, 22; 14, 46; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 201; 2, 239 and 467.—
D. Bīthȳ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Βιθυνίς.
1. A Bithynian woman, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 25.—
2. A town on the island Thynias, in the Pontus Euxinus, Mel. 2, 7, 2.—
3. An otherwise unknown town in Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 6.—
E. Bīthȳ-nĭon, ii, n., = Βιθύνιον, a town in Bithynia, afterwards called Claudiopolis, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek Βῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ (Bīthūnĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • EnglishBithynia
  • PolishBitynia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBithyniaBithynia (Βιθυνία, Βιθυνίς), a division of Asia Minor, which occupied the eastern part of the coast of the Propontis, the east coast of the Thracian B…

Quick answers

What does Bīthȳnia mean in Latin?
Bīthȳnia, a proper noun, means “Bithynia (a geographic region, ancient kingdom, and historical province of the Roman Empire in the northwest of Asia Minor in modern Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Bīthȳnia?
The genitive singular is Bīthȳniae. Bīthȳnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Bīthȳnia?
In classical Latin, [biːˈtʰyː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈtiː.ni.a].