LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cataonia

Cataonia f sg (genitive Cataoniae)
Classical[ka.taˈɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan ancient district of Cappadocia, in modern Turkey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCataonia—
genitiveCataoniae—
dativeCataoniae—
accusativeCataoniam—
ablativeCataoniā—
vocativeCataonia—

Cătăŏnĭa, ae, f., = Καταονία,
I. a province in Southern Cappadocia, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 9; Nep. Dat. 4, 1.—Cătăŏnes, um, m., its people, Curt. 4, 12, 11.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCataoniaCataonia (ἡ Καταονία), one of the divisions of Cappadocia [CAPPADOCIA],is described by Strabo (p. 535), who had visited it. Cataonia, he says, is a le…

Quick answers

What does Cataonia mean in Latin?
Cataonia, a proper noun, means “an ancient district of Cappadocia, in modern Turkey”.
What is the genitive of Cataonia?
The genitive singular is Cataoniae. Cataonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cataonia?
In classical Latin, [ka.taˈɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.taˈɔː.ni.a].