LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Moesia

Moesia f sg (genitive Moesiae)
Classical[ˈmoe̯.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularMoesia (an ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube river, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Serbia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMoesia—
genitiveMoesiae—
dativeMoesiae—
accusativeMoesiam—
ablativeMoesiā—
vocativeMoesia—
locativeMoesiae—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μοισῐ́ᾱ (Moisĭ́ā, “land of the Moesi”).

Descendants
  • EnglishMoesia
  • ItalianMesia
  • PortugueseMoésia
  • PortugueseMésia
  • SpanishMesia
  • GermanMösia
  • GermanMösogothen; mösogothischfrom German Mösia
  • GermanMösien

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMoesiaMoesia a Roman province in Europe, was bounded on the S. by M. Haemus, which separated it from Thrace, and by M. Orbelus and Scordus, which separated …

Quick answers

What does Moesia mean in Latin?
Moesia, a proper noun, means “Moesia (an ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube river, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Serbia)”.
What is the genitive of Moesia?
The genitive singular is Moesiae. Moesia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Moesia?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoe̯.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛː.s̬i.a].