LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

geōgraphia

geōgraphia f (genitive geōgraphiae)
Classical[ɡe.oːˈɡra.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.oˈɡraː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegeōgraphiageōgraphiae
genitivegeōgraphiaegeōgraphiārum
dativegeōgraphiaegeōgraphiīs
accusativegeōgraphiamgeōgraphiās
ablativegeōgraphiāgeōgraphiīs
vocativegeōgraphiageōgraphiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

terrarum or regionum descriptio (geographia)
geography.

gĕōgrăphĭa, ae, f., = γεωγραφία,
I. geography: de geographia dabo operam, ut tibi satisfaciam, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 3 (cf. ib. 2, 6, 1).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • Catalangeografia
  • Englishgeography
  • Frenchgéographie
  • Romaniangeografiefrom French géographie
  • Frenchgéo
  • GermanGeographie
  • Italiangeografia
  • Occitangeografia
  • Portuguesegeografia
  • Spanishgeografía

In English words that came into English from geōgraphia

  • geographygeōgraphia
  • geographicgeōgraphicus
  • geographicalgeōgraphicus

Quick answers

What does geōgraphia mean in Latin?
geōgraphia, a noun, means “geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)”.
What is the genitive of geōgraphia?
The genitive singular is geōgraphiae. geōgraphia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce geōgraphia?
In classical Latin, [ɡe.oːˈɡra.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.oˈɡraː.fi.a].
Which English words come from geōgraphia?
English words that go back to Latin geōgraphia include geography, geographic and geographical.