LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

spiōnia

spiōnia f (genitive spiōniae)

Meaning

  1. a variety of grapevine, resistant to wet conditions and distinguished by its large grapes
    ut spionia dapsilis musto sed amplitudine magis uvarum quam numero fertilis[…] the spionia grape abundant in must but rich in the size rather than the number of its grapes4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 3.2.27

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespiōniaspiōniae
genitivespiōniaespiōniārum
dativespiōniaespiōniīs
accusativespiōniamspiōniās
ablativespiōniāspiōniīs
vocativespiōniaspiōniae

spĭŏnĭa, ae, f.,
I. a kind of grape-vine, Col. 3, 2, 27; 3, 7, 1; 3, 21, 3: vitis, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 34.

Origins

Unknown etymology, perhaps a Mediterranean or Aegean word. Suggested connections include Welsh ffion (“purple foxglove”).

Quick answers

What does spiōnia mean in Latin?
spiōnia, a noun, means “a variety of grapevine, resistant to wet conditions and distinguished by its large grapes”.
What is the genitive of spiōnia?
The genitive singular is spiōniae. spiōnia is feminine, first declension.