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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Etrūria

Etrūria f sg (genitive Etrūriae)
Classical[ɛˈtruː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[eˈtruː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. the ancient Etruria, modern Tuscany

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEtrūria—
genitiveEtrūriae—
dativeEtrūriae—
accusativeEtrūriam—
ablativeEtrūriā—
vocativeEtrūria—
locativeEtrūriae—

Ē^trūrĭa (Het-), ae, f.,
I. a country of central Italy, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Cat. 2, 3 fin.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 32 Müll.; Liv. 1, 35, 9; Verg. A. 8, 494; 12, 232 et saep.—Deriv.,
II. ē^truscus, a, um, adj., of Etruria, Etruscan: litus, Mel. 2, 7, 19; Hor. C. 1, 2, 14; id. C. Sec. 38; id. Epod. 16, 40: mare, id. C. 3, 29, 35: juga, Verg. A. 8, 480: duces, id. ib. 11, 598: manus Porsenae, Hor. Epod. 16, 4: disciplina, the Etruscan religion, Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 3; Plin. 2, 83, 85, § 199; 10, 15, 17, § 37; cf. haruspices, Gell. 4, 5, 5: litterae, Liv. 9, 36: coronae, made of gold and precious stones, and worn by those who triumphed, Plin. 21, 3, 4, § 6.—Sing., Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 11; Tert. de Coron. 13: aurum, a golden amulet worn by Roman boys of noble birth, Juv. 5, 164 et saep.—Subst.: Etrusci, ōrum, m., the Etruscans, Cic. Div. 1, 42; Liv. 1, 34; 2, 7 et saepiss.

Origins

Uncertain. Probably derived from an unattested form *Etrūsia, metathesis of an earlier form *Etursia, with the *turs- root related to Ancient Greek Τυρρηνός (Turrhēnós)/Τυρσηνός (Tursēnós). Compare and see Etruscus and Tuscus (“Tuscan”).

Descendants
  • CatalanEtrúria
  • FrenchÉtrurie
  • ItalianEtruria
  • PortugueseEtrúria
  • SpanishEtruria

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyEtruriaEtruria one of the principal divisions of Central Italy, bounded on the N. by the Apennines, on the E. by the Tiber, and on the W. by the Tyrrhenian S…

Quick answers

What does Etrūria mean in Latin?
Etrūria, a proper noun, means “the ancient Etruria, modern Tuscany”.
What is the genitive of Etrūria?
The genitive singular is Etrūriae. Etrūria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Etrūria?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈtruː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈtruː.ri.a].