proper noun · femininefirst declension
India
India f sg (genitive Indiae)
Classical[ˈɪn.di.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.di.a]
Meaning
- femininehistoricalproscribedsingularIndia (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)
- New LatinfemininesingularIndia (a country in South Asia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | India | — |
| genitive | Indiae | — |
| dative | Indiae | — |
| accusative | Indiam | — |
| ablative | Indiā | — |
| vocative | India | — |
Indĭa, ae, f.,
I. India, a country extending from the Indus to China, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77 sq.; Cat. 43, 6; Verg. G. 1, 57 al.: citerior, India this side of the Ganges:
ulterior, India beyond the Ganges, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 57; Mela, 3, 7.Origins
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- LatinIndia
Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía)bor. Latin India Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “the Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), of uncertain origin.
Descendants
- SicilianÌnnia
- Tamilஇந்தியா