LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

īrōnīa

īrōnīa f (genitive īrōnīae)
Classical[iː.roːˈniː.a]Ecclesiastical[i.roˈniː.a]

Meaning

  1. irony

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīrōnīaīrōnīae
genitiveīrōnīaeīrōnīārum
dativeīrōnīaeīrōnīīs
accusativeīrōnīamīrōnīās
ablativeīrōnīāīrōnīīs
vocativeīrōnīaīrōnīae

īrōnīa, ae, f., = εἰρωνεία,
I. irony, Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 270; id. Brut. 85, 293; Quint. 8, 6, 54 al.: sine ulla ironia loquor, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 4; cf.: ea dissimulatio, quam Graeci ειρωνείαν vocant, id. Ac. 2, 5, 15: quid ironia? Nonne etiam, quae severissime fit, joci prope genus est? Quint. 6, 3, 68 (al. quae sit verissima); 8, 6, 54; 9, 1, 3 et saep.

Origins

From Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία (eirōneía).

Descendants
  • Frenchironie
  • Italianironia
  • Portugueseironia
  • Romanianironie
  • Spanishironía
  • Englishirony
  • Sicilianirunìa
  • Irishíoróinfrom Old Irish íróin
  • Scottish Gaelicìoranasfrom Old Irish íróin
  • Scottish Gaelicìorantasfrom Old Irish íróin

In English words that came into English from īrōnīa

  • ironyīrōnīa

Quick answers

What does īrōnīa mean in Latin?
īrōnīa, a noun, means “irony”.
What is the genitive of īrōnīa?
The genitive singular is īrōnīae. īrōnīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce īrōnīa?
In classical Latin, [iː.roːˈniː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.roˈniː.a].