LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Calēdonia

Calēdonia f sg (genitive Calēdoniae)
Classical[ka.ɫeːˈdɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ka.leˈdɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCalēdonia—
genitiveCalēdoniae—
dativeCalēdoniae—
accusativeCalēdoniam—
ablativeCalēdoniā—
vocativeCalēdonia—

Călēdŏnĭa, ae,
I. f, also Călī- cf. Welsh celydd, a woody shelter, and Lat. celo, = Καληδονία, the province of the ancient Britons, now the Highlands in the northern part of Scotland, Tac. Agr. 10; 11; 25; 31.—
II. Derivv.
A. Călē-dŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Caledonian: silva, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102; Flor. 3, 10, 18: saltus, id. 1, 17, 3: ursus, Mart. Spect. 7: Britanni, id. 10, 44, 1; Luc. 6, 68: Oceanus, Val. Fl. 1, 8. —
B. Călēdŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Caledonian: angulus, Sol. 22, 1.—Călēdŏnes, um, m., a people in the Scottish Highlands, Eum. Pan. Const. 7.

Origins

From Calēdonēs + -ia, probably ultimately of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaletos (“hard”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *kal-) + *ɸēdo- (“foot”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *pṓds).

Descendants
  • CatalanCaledònia
  • EnglishCaledonia
  • SpanishCaledonia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCaledoniaCaledonia (Eth. Caledonius), the northern part of Britannia. The name is variously derived. In the present Welsh, celydd == a sheltered place, a retre…

Quick answers

What does Calēdonia mean in Latin?
Calēdonia, a proper noun, means “Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)”.
What is the genitive of Calēdonia?
The genitive singular is Calēdoniae. Calēdonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Calēdonia?
In classical Latin, [ka.ɫeːˈdɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.leˈdɔː.ni.a].