LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

borīa

borīa f (genitive borīae)
Classical[bɔˈriː.a]Ecclesiastical[boˈriː.a]

Meaning

  1. A kind of jasper

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeborīaborīae
genitiveborīaeborīārum
dativeborīaeborīīs
accusativeborīamborīās
ablativeborīāborīīs
vocativeborīaborīae

bŏrīa, ae, f., = βόρεια (northern), a
I. kind of jasper, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 116.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόρεια (bóreia).

Quick answers

What does borīa mean in Latin?
borīa, a noun, means “A kind of jasper”.
What is the genitive of borīa?
The genitive singular is borīae. borīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce borīa?
In classical Latin, [bɔˈriː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [boˈriː.a].