proper nounfirst declension
Mēdia Magna
Mēdia Magna f sg (genitive Mēdiae Magnae)
Classical[ˈmeː.di.a ˈmaŋ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.di.a ˈmaɲ.ɲa]
Meaning
- historicalGreat Media (the larger, southern portion of ancient Media following the latter’s partition by the Macedonians, the smaller northern portion being Atropatian Media, also known as Atropatia or Atropatene)
[...] eratque divisa in Mediam Atropatenen, et Mediam Magnam.
1818, Frans Antoni Bosse, Geographiae antiquae compendium, page 80:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mēdia Magna | — |
| genitive | Mēdiae Magnae | — |
| dative | Mēdiae Magnae | — |
| accusative | Mēdiam Magnam | — |
| ablative | Mēdiā Magnā | — |
| vocative | Mēdia Magna | — |
| locative | Mēdiae Magnae | — |
Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek Μεγάλη Μηδία (Megálē Mēdía).
Descendants
- EnglishMedia Magna