LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Paraguaia

Paraguaia f sg (genitive Paraguaiae)
Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈɡʷaː.ja]

Meaning

  1. New LatinfemininesingularParaguay (a country in South America; official name: Rēspūblica Paraguaiae; capital: Urbs Assūmptiōnis)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParaguaia—
genitiveParaguaiae—
dativeParaguaiae—
accusativeParaguaiam—
ablativeParaguaiā—
vocativeParaguaia—

Origins

  1. Classical Guaraniparaguâ
  2. Proto-Tupian*ʔɨ
  3. Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ʔɨ
  4. Classical Guaraniĭ
  5. LatinParaguaia

Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguay Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Paraguaia From Spanish Paraguay + Latin -ia.

Quick answers

What does Paraguaia mean in Latin?
Paraguaia, a proper noun, means “Paraguay (a country in South America; official name: Rēspūblica Paraguaiae; capital: Urbs Assūmptiōnis)”.
What is the genitive of Paraguaia?
The genitive singular is Paraguaiae. Paraguaia is feminine, first declension.
Where does Paraguaia come from?
Classical Guarani paraguâ → Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ → Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ → Classical Guarani ĭ → Latin Paraguaia.