LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dēmocratia

dēmocratia f (genitive dēmocratiae)
Classical[deː.mɔˈkra.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[de.moˈkrat.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latindemocracy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēmocratiadēmocratiae
genitivedēmocratiaedēmocratiārum
dativedēmocratiaedēmocratiīs
accusativedēmocratiamdēmocratiās
ablativedēmocratiādēmocratiīs
vocativedēmocratiadēmocratiae

Origins

From the Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”, “popular government”).

Descendants
  • Catalandemocràcia
  • Frenchdémocratiefrom Middle French democratie
  • GermanDemokratiefrom Middle French democratie
  • Romaniandemocrațiefrom Middle French democratie
  • Englishdemocracyfrom Middle French democratie
  • Italiandemocrazia
  • Portuguesedemocracia
  • Spanishdemocracia
  • Haitian Creoledemokrasifrom Middle French democratie
  • Danishdemokratifrom Middle French democratie

In English words that came into English from dēmocratia

  • democracydēmocratia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDemocratiaDemocratia (δημοκρατία), that form of constitution in which the sovereign political power is in the hands of the demus, or commonalty. In the article …

Quick answers

What does dēmocratia mean in Latin?
dēmocratia, a noun, means “democracy”.
What is the genitive of dēmocratia?
The genitive singular is dēmocratiae. dēmocratia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dēmocratia?
In classical Latin, [deː.mɔˈkra.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.moˈkrat.t͡si.a].