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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Posīdōnia

Posīdōnia f sg (genitive Posīdōniae)
Classical[pɔ.siːˈdoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[po.s̬iˈdɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. synonym of Paestum (an ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePosīdōnia—
genitivePosīdōniae—
dativePosīdōniae—
accusativePosīdōniam—
ablativePosīdōniā—
vocativePosīdōnia—
locativePosīdōniae—

Pŏsīdōnĭa, ae, f.,
I. the Greek name of Pœstum, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71; Liv. Epit. 14.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνίᾱ (Poseidōníā).

Quick answers

What does Posīdōnia mean in Latin?
Posīdōnia, a proper noun, means “synonym of Paestum (an ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Posīdōnia?
The genitive singular is Posīdōniae. Posīdōnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Posīdōnia?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.siːˈdoː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.s̬iˈdɔː.ni.a].