LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Tavastia

Tavastia f sg (genitive Tavastiae)
Classical[taˈwas.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[taˈvas.ti.a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularTavastia, Häme (a historical province of Sweden, c. 1250 to 1809, and of Finland, since 1809)
  2. Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularTavastia Proper (a region in Finland; official name: Kanta-Häme)
  3. Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularPäijänne Tavastia (a region in Finland; official name: Päijät-Häme)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTavastia—
genitiveTavastiae—
dativeTavastiae—
accusativeTavastiam—
ablativeTavastiā—
vocativeTavastia—
locativeTavastiae—

Origins

Medieval Latin Tavastus + -ia from a calque of Old East Norse Tafæistaland, from Tafæistr (“Tavast”) + land, the former probably being derived from tafʀ (“laggard”) + Æistʀ (“Estonian”).

Elsewhere
  • CatalanTavastia
  • EnglishTavastia
  • FrenchTavastie
  • ItalianTavastia
  • PortugueseTaváscia
  • SpanishTavastia
  • AsturianTavastia
  • BasqueTavastia
  • BelarusianТавастыя
  • CzechTavastie
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptТавастија
  • Latin scriptTavastija

Quick answers

What does Tavastia mean in Latin?
Tavastia, a proper noun, means “Tavastia, Häme (a historical province of Sweden, c. 1250 to 1809, and of Finland, since 1809); Tavastia Proper (a region in Finland; official name: Kanta-Häme)”.
What is the genitive of Tavastia?
The genitive singular is Tavastiae. Tavastia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Tavastia?
In classical Latin, [taˈwas.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [taˈvas.ti.a].