LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ī̆talia

Ī̆talia f sg (genitive Ī̆taliae)
Classical[iːˈta.li.a]Ecclesiastical[iˈtaː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. Italy (a country in Southern Europe)
    Ītaliam nōn sponte sequor.“Italy is my goal not by choice”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.361
  2. the Italian people

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĪ̆talia—
genitiveĪ̆taliae—
dativeĪ̆taliae—
accusativeĪ̆taliam—
ablativeĪ̆taliā—
vocativeĪ̆talia—

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

interdicere alicui Italiā
to banish a person from Italy.
fides tota Italia est angusta
credit is low throughout Italy.

Ītălĭa, ae, f. for Vitalia from vitulus; cf. ἰταλός, from the abundance and excellence of its cattle; v. Gell. 11, 1, 1,
I. Italy, Caes. B. C. 1, 6, 3; Verg. A. 1, 263; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38; 37, 13, 77, § 201 et saep.— In apposition: Italia terra, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 6.—
B. Transf., the inhabitants of Italy: totam Italiam esse effusam, Cic. Deiot. 4, 11.—
II. Derivv.
A. ītălĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Italy, Italian: jus habere, Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139: triticum, id. 18, 7, 12, § 65: genus falcium, id. 18, 28, 67, § 261: oppida, Tac. A. 3, 71: coloniae, id. ib. 6, 12: legio, id. H. 1, 59: de qua (olea) Catonis Italica sententia, adapted to the climate of Italy, Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 93: bellum, the Social war, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15: Pythagorei, qui essent Italici philosophi quondam nominati, id. de Sen. 21.— Subst.: ītălĭcus, i, m., an Italian: Italicus es an provincialis, Plin. Ep. 9, 23; Liv. 24, 47.— Plur., Vell. 2, 16, 1. —
B. ītălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Italian: ora, Ov. P. 2, 3, 84: matres, Mart. 11, 53.— Subst. plur.: ītălĭdes, the Italian women, Verg. A. 11, 657.—
C. ītălus, a, um, adj., Italian (poet. and post-class.): Italis longe disjungimur oris, Verg. A. 1, 252: terra, id. ib. 7, 643: virtus, id. ib. 12, 827: sermo, the Latin language, Arn. 4, 134. —
2. Subst.: ĭtălus, i, m.
a. An Italian, plur.: Itali ac Latini, Auct. Har. Resp. 9, 9; Verg. A. 1, 109; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71: gentes Italum (Italorum), Verg. A. 6, 92.—
b. An ancient king of Italy, from whom the country is said to have taken its name, Verg. A. 7, 178; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 2; 1, 533; Hyg. Fab. 127; cf. also Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 3.

Origins

Via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú, “land of bulls”), a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”).

Elsewhere
  • CatalanItàlia
  • FrenchItalie
  • ItalianItalia
  • EnglishItalyfrom Old English Italia
  • PortugueseItáliafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Italia
  • RomanianItalia
  • SardinianItàlia
  • SpanishItalia
  • IrishAn Iodáilfrom Old Irish Etáil
  • ManxYn Iddaalfrom Old Irish Etáil
Proto-West Germanic
  • Old EnglishEotol

In English words that came into English from Ī̆talia

  • ItalianItaliānus
  • Italicītalicus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyItaliaItalia (Ἰταλία, Eth. Ἰταλιώτης), was the name given in ancient as well as in modern times to the country still called Italy; and was applied, from the…

Quick answers

What does Ī̆talia mean in Latin?
Ī̆talia, a proper noun, means “Italy (a country in Southern Europe); the Italian people”.
What is the genitive of Ī̆talia?
The genitive singular is Ī̆taliae. Ī̆talia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ī̆talia?
In classical Latin, [iːˈta.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈtaː.li.a].