LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Perūvia

Perūvia f sg (genitive Perūviae)
Ecclesiastical[peˈruː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. New LatinhistoricalViceroyalty of Peru (a viceroyalty of Spain in South America; official name: Vicerēgnum Perūviānum; capital: Lima)
    Sed cũrerũ geſtarũ hiſtoria nõ ſatis dilucidè intelligi poßit, niſi & loca, & prima rerũ initia probè cognoſcãtur, monet nos tẽpus vt ante quä cũ Pizarro progredimur, & de Peruviæ ſitu, & de rerũ eius ſtatu, qui in noſtrorũ aduentũ incidit, prius dicamus.1567, Levinus Apollonius, chapter 1, in De Peruviae, Regionis, inter Novi Orbis provincias celeberrimae, inventione: & rebus in eadem gestis, volume V, Antwerp: Joannes Bellerus, page 16:
  2. New LatinPeru (a country in South America; official name: Rēspūblica Perūviae; capital: Lima)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePerūvia—
genitivePerūviae—
dativePerūviae—
accusativePerūviam—
ablativePerūviā—
vocativePerūvia—

Origins

  1. SpanishPerú
  2. LatinPerūvia

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Perūvia From Spanish Perú + Latin -v- + -ia. First attested in 1567.

Quick answers

What does Perūvia mean in Latin?
Perūvia, a proper noun, means “Viceroyalty of Peru (a viceroyalty of Spain in South America; official name: Vicerēgnum Perūviānum; capital: Lima)”.
What is the genitive of Perūvia?
The genitive singular is Perūviae. Perūvia is feminine, first declension.
Where does Perūvia come from?
Spanish Perú → Latin Perūvia.