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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Dācia1

Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae)
Classical[ˈdaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them)
  2. obsoletethe region formerly held by Dacia: Wallachia or Romania
    In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus.1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDācia—
genitiveDāciae—
dativeDāciae—
accusativeDāciam—
ablativeDāciā—
vocativeDācia—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi), of long disputed origin and meaning; see Dacians. Some writers used the tribe name Getae to describe them.

In English words that came into English from Dācia

  • DacianDācia
  • daciteDācia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDaciaDacia (Δακία: Eth. and Adj. Δάκος, Dacus, Dacicus). This country, the last of the Roman conquests in Europe, can only be considered as a geographical …
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Dācia2
Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae)
Classical[ˈdaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)
  2. a former ecclesiastical province covering the Nordic region

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDācia—
genitiveDāciae—
dativeDāciae—
accusativeDāciam—
ablativeDāciā—
vocativeDācia—

Origins

Same as 1, used instead of Dania because of the similar sound.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDaciaDacia (Δακία: Eth. and Adj. Δάκος, Dacus, Dacicus). This country, the last of the Roman conquests in Europe, can only be considered as a geographical …

Quick answers

What does Dācia mean in Latin?
Dācia, a proper noun, means “Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them); the region formerly held by Dacia: Wallachia or Ro”.
What is the genitive of Dācia?
The genitive singular is Dāciae. Dācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Dācia?
In classical Latin, [ˈdaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdaː.t͡ʃi.a].