proper noun · femininefirst declension
Flōrentia
Flōrentia f sg (genitive Flōrentiae)
Classical[fɫoːˈrɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[floˈrɛn.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- Florence (a city, the capital of the modern region of Tuscany, Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Flōrentia | — |
| genitive | Flōrentiae | — |
| dative | Flōrentiae | — |
| accusative | Flōrentiam | — |
| ablative | Flōrentiā | — |
| vocative | Flōrentia | — |
| locative | Flōrentiae | — |
Flōrentĭa, ae, f.,
I. a city of Etruria, situated on the river Arno, the modern Florence, Flor. 3, 21 fin.; Front. de Colon. p. 112 Goes.; cf. Zumpt, de Colon. p. 253.—
II. Derivv.
A. Flōrentĭa, ae, f., a sort of vine, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 36.—
B. Flōren-tīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Florentia, Florentine:
Colonia, i. e. Florentia, Front. 1. 1.—In plur. subst.: Flō-rentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Florentia, Florentines, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Tac. A. 1, 79.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Florentia From flōrens (“flowering”) + -ia (suffix forming place names).
Insular Romance
- SardinianFirentze
- SardinianFrorentzia
Ibero-Romance
- PortugueseFlorença
- SpanishFlorencia
- GalicianFlorencia
Italo-Dalmatian
- ItalianFirenzefrom Old Italian Fiorenza
- CorsicanFiurenza
- NeapolitanSciorenza
- SicilianCiurenza
- Ottoman Turkishفرنسهfrom Venetan Firense
Gallo-Romance
- FrenchFlorencefrom Middle French Florence
- NormanFleurenche
- PicardFlorinche
- PicardFleurinche
Borrowings
- RomanianFlorența
- ArmenianՖլորենցիա
- DutchFlorentië
- GreekΦλωρεντία
- RussianФлоре́нция
Gallo-Italic
- EmilianFiuränza
- LigurianFirense
- LombardFirenz
- PiedmonteseFirense
In English words that came into English from Flōrentia
- FlorentineFlōrentīnus
- florentiumFlōrentia