proper noun · femininefirst declension
Ēmathia
Ēmathia f sg (genitive Ēmathiae)
Classical[eːˈma.tʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[eˈmaː.ti.a]
Meaning
- an ancient district of Macedonia, in modern Greece
- a river in Albania
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ēmathia | — |
| genitive | Ēmathiae | — |
| dative | Ēmathiae | — |
| accusative | Ēmathiam | — |
| ablative | Ēmathiā | — |
| vocative | Ēmathia | — |
Ēmăthĭa, ae, f., = Ἠμαθία,
I. a district of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 33; Liv. 44, 44, 5; Justin. 7, 1, 1.—
B. In poet. meton.
1. Macedonia, Verg. G. 4, 390.—
II. Derivv.
A. ēmăthĭus, a, um, adj., Emathian, i. e. in poet. meton.,
1. Macedonian: Perses, Corn. Sever. ap. Sen. Suas. 7:
campi, Ov. M. 5, 313: dux, i. e. Alexander, id. Tr. 3, 5, 39; of the same: manes, Stat. S. 3, 2, 117; cf. tecta, i. e. of Alexandria, Luc. 10, 58.—2. Thessalian:
vertex, i. e. Pelion, Verg. Cir. 34: acies, i. e. in Pharsalia, Luc. 8, 531; of the same: clades, id. 9, 950: ruina, id. 9, 33; cf. also: ferrum, id. 9, 245; and: campi, id. 1, 1.—3. Thracian: ventus, Lucil. ap. Jul. Rufin. de Fig. § 26 Ruhnk.—
B. ēmăthis, ĭdis, f. adj., Emathian, i. e.
1. Macedonian; as a subst.: ēmăthĭdes, the daughters of the Macedonian king Pierus, the Pierides, Ov. M. 5, 669.—
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠμαθία (Ēmathía). Further origin uncertain; see there.