noun · femininefirst declension
chōrographia
chōrographia f (genitive chōrographiae)
Classical[kʰoː.rɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[ko.roˈɡraː.fi.a]
Meaning
- chorography
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chōrographia | chōrographiae |
| genitive | chōrographiae | chōrographiārum |
| dative | chōrographiae | chōrographiīs |
| accusative | chōrographiam | chōrographiās |
| ablative | chōrographiā | chōrographiīs |
| vocative | chōrographia | chōrographiae |
Chōrŏgrăphĭa, ae, f., = χωρογραφία,
I. the description of countries, geography, Lact. ad Stat. Th. 2, 44.—Esp., the title of a book of Cicero, Prisc. p. 717 P.; and of a poem of P. Terentius Varro Atacinus.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (khōrogrăphĭ́ā). By surface analysis, chōra + -graphia.
Descendants
- Englishchorography
- Englishchorographia
- Frenchchorographie
In English words that came into English from chōrographia
- chorographychōrographia