LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Dardania

Dardania f sg (genitive Dardaniae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularDardania (a region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDardania—
genitiveDardaniae—
dativeDardaniae—
accusativeDardaniam—
ablativeDardaniā—
vocativeDardania—
locativeDardaniae—

Origins

Ancient Greek Δάρδανος (Dárdanos)bor. Latin Dardanus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Dardania From Dardanus (“Dardanian”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • EnglishDardania
  • FrenchDardanie

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDardaniaDardania (Δαρδανία, Eth. Δάρδανος) or DARDANICE, a territory in Mysia, the limits of which are not very clearly defined. Strabo (p. 565) interprets Ho…GeographyDardaniaDardania (Δαρδανία), a district in the south-western part of Moesia, which received its name from its inhabitants, the Dardani. (Ptol. 3.9.6.) That di…

Quick answers

What does Dardania mean in Latin?
Dardania, a proper noun, means “Dardania (a region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity)”.
What is the genitive of Dardania?
The genitive singular is Dardaniae. Dardania is feminine, first declension.