LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Numidia

Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae)
Classical[nʊˈmɪ.di.a]Ecclesiastical[nuˈmiː.di.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularNumidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. femininehistoricalsingularNumidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNumidia—
genitiveNumidiae—
dativeNumidiae—
accusativeNumidiam—
ablativeNumidiā—
vocativeNumidia—
locativeNumidiae—

Origins

From Numida.

Descendants
  • EnglishNumidia
  • FrenchNumidie
  • ItalianNumidia
  • PortugueseNumídia
  • SpanishNumidia
  • PolishNumidia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNumidiaNumidia the central tract of country on the N. coast of Africa, which forms the largest portion of the country now occupied by the French, and called …

Quick answers

What does Numidia mean in Latin?
Numidia, a proper noun, means “Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya); Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approxima”.
What is the genitive of Numidia?
The genitive singular is Numidiae. Numidia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Numidia?
In classical Latin, [nʊˈmɪ.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nuˈmiː.di.a].