LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Chorasmia

Chorasmia f sg (genitive Chorasmiae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularChorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeChorasmia—
genitiveChorasmiae—
dativeChorasmiae—
accusativeChorasmiam—
ablativeChorasmiā—
vocativeChorasmia—
locativeChorasmiae—

Origins

  1. Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼-(*u-v-a-r-)
  2. Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡-(*z-mi-i-)
  3. LatinChorasmia

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)der. Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)bor. Ancient Greek Χορασμία (Khorasmía)bor. Latin Chorasmia From Ancient Greek Χορασμία (Khorasmía), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠ʰuvārazmī-⁠/).

Descendants
  • FrenchChorasmie
  • ItalianCorasmia
  • EnglishChorasmia

Quick answers

What does Chorasmia mean in Latin?
Chorasmia, a proper noun, means “Chorasmia, Khwarazm (a large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan)”.
What is the genitive of Chorasmia?
The genitive singular is Chorasmiae. Chorasmia is feminine, first declension.
Where does Chorasmia come from?
Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-) → Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-) → Latin Chorasmia.