LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Hyrcānia

Hyrcānia f sg (genitive Hyrcāniae)
Classical[hyrˈkaː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[irˈkaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. historicalHyrcania (a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHyrcānia—
genitiveHyrcāniae—
dativeHyrcāniae—
accusativeHyrcāniam—
ablativeHyrcāniā—
vocativeHyrcānia—
locativeHyrcāniae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian.

Descendants
  • EnglishHyrcania
  • FrenchHyrcanie
  • ItalianIrcania

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHyrcaniaHyrcania (ἡ Ὑρκανία: Eth. Ὑρκανός, Eth. Ὑρκάνιος, Eth. Hyrcanius), a province of Asia, which was bounded on the north by the Caspian, sometimes called…GeographyHyrcaniaHyrcania (Ὑρκανία: Eth. Ὑρκανός), the name of a town in Lydia, situated in the Hyrcanian plain (τὸ Ὑρκάνιον πεδίον), which is said to have derived its…GeographyHyrcaniaHyrcania (Ὑρκανία μητρόπολις, Ptol. 6.9.7, 8.23.3; Hyrcana, Amm. Marc. 23.6), a town placed by Ptolemy to the east of the river Maxera in Hyrcania (pr…

Quick answers

What does Hyrcānia mean in Latin?
Hyrcānia, a proper noun, means “Hyrcania (a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan)”.
What is the genitive of Hyrcānia?
The genitive singular is Hyrcāniae. Hyrcānia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hyrcānia?
In classical Latin, [hyrˈkaː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [irˈkaː.ni.a].