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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lȳdia

Lȳdia f sg (genitive Lȳdiae)
Classical[ˈlyː.di.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.di.a]

Meaning

  1. historicalLydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)
  2. a female given name
    Quid sī prīsca redit Venus dīductōsque iugō cōgit aēneō? sī flāva excutitur Chloē reiectaeque patet iānua Lȳdiae?What now, if Love returning should pair us 'neath his brazen yoke once more, and, bright-hair'd Chloe spurning, Horace to off-cast Lydia ope his door?23 BCE – 13 BCE, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Carmina Book III, poem IX

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLȳdia—
genitiveLȳdiae—
dativeLȳdiae—
accusativeLȳdiam—
ablativeLȳdiā—
vocativeLȳdia—

Lȳdĭa, ae, f., = Λυδία,
I. a country in Asia Minor, the capital of which was Sardis, the fabled original land of the Etruscans, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110; Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4; Cic. Fl. 27, 65; Liv. 38, 39, 16 et saep.—Hence,
A. Lȳdĭus, a, um, adj.
1. Lydian: regna, of Gyges, Tib. 4, 1, 199: aurifer amnis, i. e. Pactolus, id. 3, 3, 29: mitra, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 16), 30: pensa, which Omphale gave to Hercules, Mart. 9, 66, 11: nurus, i. e. Omphale, Sen. Oet. 371: sil. Plin. 33, 13, 56, § 160: lapis, a touchstone (at first found only on the Tmolus), id. 33, 8, 43, § 126: moduli, id. 7, 56, 57, § 204.—
(b). Subst.: Lydĭon, i, n., a kind of brick, Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 171.—
2. Transf.
a. Etruscan: Lydius fluvius, i. e. the Tiber, Verg. A. 2, 781: ripa, the right bank of the Tiber, Stat. S. 4, 4, 6: stagna, the Trasimene Lake, Sil. 9, 11.—(Lydii, false read. for ludii; v. ludius).—
b. Rhætian (because the Rhætians were descended from the Etruscans, the descendants of the Lydians): undae, the Lake Benacus, Cat. 31, 13.—
B. Lȳdus, a, um, adj., Lydian: Lydus servus, Cic. Fl. 27, 65: puella, i. e. Omphale, Ov. F. 2, 365: Lydae pondera gazae (i. e. aurum Pactoli), Stat. S. 5, 1, 60: nurus, Val. Fl. 4, 369.—
2. Transf., Etrurian, Etruscan.— As subst.: Lȳdi, ōrum, m.: Lydorum manus, a band of Etruscans, Verg. A. 9, 11.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Λῡδός(Lūdós)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  3. LatinLȳdia

Ancient Greek Λῡδῐ́ᾱ (Lūdĭ́ā)bor. Latin Lȳdia Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῡδῐ́ᾱ (Lūdĭ́ā).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLydiaLydia (Λυδία Eth. Λυδός, Eth. Lydus), a country in the western part of Asia Minor. Its boundaries varied at different times. Originally it was a small…

Quick answers

What does Lȳdia mean in Latin?
Lȳdia, a proper noun, means “Lydia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey); a female given name”.
What is the genitive of Lȳdia?
The genitive singular is Lȳdiae. Lȳdia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lȳdia?
In classical Latin, [ˈlyː.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.di.a].
Where does Lȳdia come from?
Ancient Greek Λῡδός (Lūdós) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin Lȳdia.