LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Macedonia

Macedonia f sg (genitive Macedoniae)
Classical[ma.kɛˈdɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ma.t͡ʃeˈdɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularMacedonia (a geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)
  2. femininesingularMacedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeastern Europe)
  3. New LatinfemininesingularMacedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans)
  4. femininesingularMacedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)
  5. femininesingularMacedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)
  6. New LatinfemininehistoricalsingularMacedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMacedonia—
genitiveMacedoniae—
dativeMacedoniae—
accusativeMacedoniam—
ablativeMacedoniā—
vocativeMacedonia—
locativeMacedoniae—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”), from μακεδνός (makednós, “high, tall”).

Quick answers

What does Macedonia mean in Latin?
Macedonia, a proper noun, means “Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia); Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeastern Europe); Macedonia (”.
What is the genitive of Macedonia?
The genitive singular is Macedoniae. Macedonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Macedonia?
In classical Latin, [ma.kɛˈdɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.t͡ʃeˈdɔː.ni.a].