proper nounfirst declension
Novogrodia Magna
Novogrodia Magna f sg (genitive Novogrodiae Magnae)
Meaning
- femininesingularVeliky Novgorod (a city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia)
NOuogrodiæ magnæ Principatus amplißimus olim, ex totius Rußiæ Ducatibus erat.
The Principality of Veliky Novgorod was once the most esteemed of the duchies of the whole of Rus'.1578, Alexander Guagnini, Sarmatiae Europeae descriptio, quae Regnum Poloniae, Lituaniam, Samogitiam, Russiam, Masouiam, Prussiam, Pomeraniam, Liuoniam, et Moschouiae, Tartariaeque partem complectitur [Description of European Sarmatia, Which Encompasses the Kingdom of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia, Russia, Mazovia, Prussia, Pomerania, Livonia, Muscovy, and Part of Tartary], Omnium regionum, Moschouiae Monarchae subiectarum, Tartarorumque Campestrium, Arcium, Ciuitatum praecipuarum, Morum denique gentis, Religionis, et consuetudinis vitae sufficiens, et vera descriptio [A sufficient and true description of all the regions subject to the monarch of Muscovy, the fields of the Tartars, the fortresses, particular cities, and then the customs of the people, the religion, and habits of life], folio 8v:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Novogrodia Magna | — |
| genitive | Novogrodiae Magnae | — |
| dative | Novogrodiae Magnae | — |
| accusative | Novogrodiam Magnam | — |
| ablative | Novogrodiā Magnā | — |
| vocative | Novogrodia Magna | — |
Origins
Partial calque of Polish Nowogród Wielki (“Great Novgorod”).