proper noun · femininefirst declension
Īvernia
Īvernia f sg (genitive Īverniae)
Classical[iːˈwɛr.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[iˈvɛr.ni.a]
Meaning
- historicalobsoletesynonym of Hibernia: Ireland (an island of Western Europe)
In prima Tabula[:] Iuernia insula & Albion insula Brictannicae
1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Īvernia | — |
| genitive | Īverniae | — |
| dative | Īverniae | — |
| accusative | Īverniam | — |
| ablative | Īverniā | — |
| vocative | Īvernia | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰ̄ουερνία (Īouernía), from Primitive Irish [script needed] (*īweriū) (compare Old Irish Ériu), from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū.