LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Parthia

Parthia f sg (genitive Parthiae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularParthia, Parthian Empire (a former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire)
  2. femininesingularParthia (a region in northeastern Iran)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParthia—
genitiveParthiae—
dativeParthiae—
accusativeParthiam—
ablativeParthiā—
vocativeParthia—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), possibly from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava).

Descendants
  • EnglishParthia
  • ItalianPartia
  • FrenchParthiefrom Middle French Parthie

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyParthiaParthia, Eth. Παρθυαῖος, Eth. Parthus, Eth. Parthicus, (ἡ Παρθυαία, Strab. xi. pp. 514, 515, &c.; ἡ Παρθυηνὴ, Plb. 10.28; Steph. B. sub voce Curt.5.12…

Quick answers

What does Parthia mean in Latin?
Parthia, a proper noun, means “Parthia, Parthian Empire (a former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire)”.
What is the genitive of Parthia?
The genitive singular is Parthiae. Parthia is feminine, first declension.