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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Orthōsia

Orthōsia f sg (genitive Orthōsiae)
Classical[ɔrˈtʰoː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[orˈtɔː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. a town in Phoenicia near the river Eleutherus and contiguous to the town of Zimyra
  2. A town of Caria on the left bank of the Maeander

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrthōsia—
genitiveOrthōsiae—
dativeOrthōsiae—
accusativeOrthōsiam—
ablativeOrthōsiā—
vocativeOrthōsia—
locativeOrthōsiae—

Orthōsĭa, ae, f., = Ὀρθωσία.
I. A city in Phœnicia, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78.—By Prisc. Perieg. 856, called Orthōsis, ĭdis. —
II. A city in Caria, on the Mœander, Liv. 45, 25; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρθωσία (Orthōsía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOrthosiaOrthosia (Ὀρθωσία), a town of Syria mentioned by Strabo and Ptolemy, near the river Eleutherus, contiguous to Simyra, between it and Tripoli. (Strab. …GeographyOrthosiaOrthosia (Ὀρθωσία), a town of Carlia, not far from Aatbanda, on the left bank of the Maeander, and apparently on or near a hill of the same name (Stra…

Quick answers

What does Orthōsia mean in Latin?
Orthōsia, a proper noun, means “a town in Phoenicia near the river Eleutherus and contiguous to the town of Zimyra; A town of Caria on the left bank of the Maeander”.
What is the genitive of Orthōsia?
The genitive singular is Orthōsiae. Orthōsia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Orthōsia?
In classical Latin, [ɔrˈtʰoː.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈtɔː.s̬i.a].