LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lettonia

Lettonia f sg (genitive Lettoniae)
Classical[ɫɛtˈtɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[letˈtɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinfemininesingularLatvia (a country in northeastern Europe)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLettonia—
genitiveLettoniae—
dativeLettoniae—
accusativeLettoniam—
ablativeLettoniā—
vocativeLettonia—

Origins

Formed as Lettonēs (“Latvians”) + -ia (“land of”), which is equivalent to German Lettland; the first element is a borrowing from German, and the short o is an apparent imitation of the names of Gaulish tribes, or of Greek.

Descendants
  • CatalanLetònia
  • FrenchLettonie
  • ItalianLettonia
  • OccitanLetònia
  • PortugueseLetónia
  • PortugueseLetônia
  • RomanianLetonia
  • SpanishLetonia
  • AsturianLetonia
  • BasqueLetonia

Quick answers

What does Lettonia mean in Latin?
Lettonia, a proper noun, means “Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)”.
What is the genitive of Lettonia?
The genitive singular is Lettoniae. Lettonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lettonia?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛtˈtɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [letˈtɔː.ni.a].