LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

phōtographia

phōtographia f (genitive phōtographiae)
Classical[pʰoː.tɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[fo.toˈɡraː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. photography

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephōtographiaphōtographiae
genitivephōtographiaephōtographiārum
dativephōtographiaephōtographiīs
accusativephōtographiamphōtographiās
ablativephōtographiāphōtographiīs
vocativephōtographiaphōtographiae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος(phắos)
  5. Ancient Greek φῶς(phôs)
  6. Ancient Greek φωτο-(phōto-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  9. Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω(grắphō)
  10. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  11. Ancient Greek -η(-ē)
  12. Ancient Greek γραφή(graphḗ)
  13. Latinphōtographia

Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin -graphia Latin photographia From Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) + Latin -graphia.

Quick answers

What does phōtographia mean in Latin?
phōtographia, a noun, means “photography”.
What is the genitive of phōtographia?
The genitive singular is phōtographiae. phōtographia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce phōtographia?
In classical Latin, [pʰoː.tɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fo.toˈɡraː.fi.a].
Where does phōtographia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os → Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos → Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) → Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) → Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) → Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- → Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō → Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) → Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) → Ancient Greek -η (-ē) → Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) → Latin phōtographia.