LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Iapō̆nia

Iapō̆nia f sg (genitive Iapō̆niae)
Classical[jaˈpoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[jaˈpɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinJapan (a country in East Asia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIapō̆nia—
genitiveIapō̆niae
Iappōniae		—
dativeIapō̆niae
Iappōniae		—
accusativeIapō̆niam
Iappōniam		—
ablativeIapō̆niā—
vocativeIapō̆nia—

Origins

Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. French Japon? Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Iapō̆nia From possibly French Japon + -ia or Cantonese 日本 (jat⁶ bun²) + -ia.

Descendants
  • RomanianJaponia
  • AlbanianJaponi
  • AlbanianJaponia
  • BelarusianЯпонія
  • BulgarianЯпония
  • CzechJaponsko
  • GreekΙαπωνία
  • KashubianJapóńskô
  • LithuanianJaponija
  • MacedonianЈапонија

In English words that came into English from Iapō̆nia

  • Japanesejaponensis

Quick answers

What does Iapō̆nia mean in Latin?
Iapō̆nia, a proper noun, means “Japan (a country in East Asia)”.
What is the genitive of Iapō̆nia?
The genitive singular is Iapō̆niae. Iapō̆nia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Iapō̆nia?
In classical Latin, [jaˈpoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jaˈpɔː.ni.a].