proper noun · femininefirst declension
Portugallia
Portugallia f sg (genitive Portugalliae)
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularPortugal (a country in Europe)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Portugallia | — |
| genitive | Portugalliae | — |
| dative | Portugalliae | — |
| accusative | Portugalliam | — |
| ablative | Portugalliā | — |
| vocative | Portugallia | — |
Origins
From a bastardisation with the suffix -ia of earlier Portucale, itself an univerbation of Portus Cale (“Porto”), likely influenced by Gallia (“Gaule”).