proper nounfirst declension
Nova Scōtia
Nova Scōtia f sg (genitive Novae Scōtiae)
Classical[ˈnɔ.wa ˈskoː.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔː.va ˈskɔt.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- New LatinNova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)
nominative
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nova Scōtia | — |
| genitive | Novae Scōtiae | — |
| dative | Novae Scōtiae | — |
| accusative | Novam Scōtiam | — |
| ablative | Novā Scōtiā | — |
| vocative | Nova Scōtia | — |
| locative | Novae Scōtiae | — |
Origins
Calqued from an English or Scots New Scotland (being the languages of the poet and colonist William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, to whom the royal charter for the colonisation of Nova Scotia was appointed) in 1621 for the charter formalising the area's colonisation. Analysable as nova + Scōtia; note the English influence in adjective placement in comparison to antiquarian Roman provinces, which universally used the more common placement of the adjective after the noun (cf. the similarly named Africa Nova).
Descendants
- EnglishNova Scotia
- GermanNova Scotiafrom English Nova Scotia
- Norwegian BokmålNova Scotiafrom English Nova Scotia
- Norwegian NynorskNova Scotiafrom English Nova Scotia
- WelshNova Scotiafrom English Nova Scotia
- Yiddishנאָווע סקאָשעfrom English Nova Scotia
- IcelandicNýja-Skotland
- Pennsylvania GermanNei-Schottland
- ScotsNova Scotia
- WelshAlban Newydd