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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Hercynia

Hercynia f sg (genitive Hercyniae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularthe Hercynian Forest, in ancient Germany, sixty days' journey in length and nine in width, extending from the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, on the north-east, to the Harz. Called also: Hercynius saltus.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHercynia—
genitiveHercyniae—
dativeHercyniae—
accusativeHercyniam—
ablativeHercyniā—
vocativeHercynia—
locativeHercyniae—

Hercўnĭa silva, = Ἑρκύνιος δρυμός,
I. the Hercynian Forest, in ancient Germany, sixty days' journey in length and nine in width, extending from the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, on the north-east, to the Harz, Caes. B. G. 6, 24 sq.; Mel. 3, 3, 3; Tac. G. 28.—Called also: Hercynius saltus, Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 80; 10, 47, 67, § 132; Tac. G. 30; Liv. 5, 34, 4; and: Hercynium jugum, Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100.—Also absol.: Hercynia, ae, f., Tac. A. 2, 45 fin.

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Φerkunyā (“Hercynian forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak”).

Quick answers

What does Hercynia mean in Latin?
Hercynia, a proper noun, means “the Hercynian Forest, in ancient Germany, sixty days' journey in length and nine in width, extending from the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, on the north-east, to the Harz. Called also: Hercynius saltus.”.
What is the genitive of Hercynia?
The genitive singular is Hercyniae. Hercynia is feminine, first declension.