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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Thessalia

Thessalia f sg (genitive Thessaliae)
Classical[tʰɛsˈsa.li.a]Ecclesiastical[tesˈsaː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThessaly (a historical region and modern administrative region of north-central Greece)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeThessalia—
genitiveThessaliae—
dativeThessaliae—
accusativeThessaliam—
ablativeThessaliā—
vocativeThessalia—

Thessălĭa, ae, f., = Θεσσαλία,
I. the country of Thessaly, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29; Luc. 6, 333 sq.; Cat. 64, 10; 64, 26; Prop. 1, 5, 28; Cic. Pis. 40, 96; id. Fl. 26, 63. — Hence,
A. Thessălĭus, a, um, adj. (poet. and late Lat.), of or belonging to Thessaly, Thessalian: regio, App. M. 1, p. 113: decus, Grat. Cyn. 228.—
B. Thessălĭcus, a, um, adj., of Thessaly, Thessalian (class.): juga, Ov. H. 9, 100: Tempe, Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244: equi, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: dux, i. e. Jason, Val. Fl. 5, 219: trabs, i. e. Argo, Sen. Agam. 120: venenum, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 27: axis, i. e. the chariot of Achilles, id. Tr. 4, 3, 30: clades, i. e. the battle of Pharsalia, Luc. 6, 62; cf. caedes, id. 7, 448: cineres, id. 8, 530: dies, id. 7, 202: flamma, id. 7, 808.—
C. Thessălus, a, um, adj., of Thessaly, Thessalian (mostly poet.): equites, Liv. 9, 19, 5; Suet. Claud. 21: Tempe, Hor. C. 1, 7, 4; Ov. M. 7, 222: terra, i. e. Thessaly, Tib. 2, 4, 56: victor, Hor. C. 2, 4, 10: tela, i. e. of Achilles, Prop. 2, 22 (3, 13), 30: currus, i. e. of Achilles, Stat. S. 2, 7, 55: ignes, in the camp of Achilles, Hor. C. 1, 10, 15: dux, i. e. Jason, Val. Fl. 5, 278: saga, Prop. 3 (4), 24, 10. philtra, Juv. 6, 610: venena, Hor. C. 1, 27, 21: vox, id. Epod. 5, 45.—In plur.: Thes-sălī, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thessaly, the Thessalians, Mel. 2, 3, 1; Caes. B. C. 3, 4 fin.; Liv. 29, 12; 32, 10; 33, 32.—
D. Thes-sălis, ĭdis, adj. f., Thessalian: ara, Ov. H. 13, 112: umbra, i. e. of Protesilaus, Prop. 1, 19, 10.—Subst., the (female) Thessalian, Luc. 6, 451; 6, 565; in plur., Ov. M. 12, 190; Claud. B. Get. 237.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλός(Thessălós)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  3. LatinThessalia

Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía)bor. Latin Thessalia Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyThessaliaThessalia (Θεσσαλία, Θετταλία or Θετταλός: Eth. Θεσσαλός or Eth. Θετταλός, Eth. Thessalus, fem. Θσσαλίς, Θετταλίς, Thessalis: Adj. Θεσσαλικός, Θετταλι…

Quick answers

What does Thessalia mean in Latin?
Thessalia, a proper noun, means “Thessaly (a historical region and modern administrative region of north-central Greece)”.
What is the genitive of Thessalia?
The genitive singular is Thessaliae. Thessalia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Thessalia?
In classical Latin, [tʰɛsˈsa.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tesˈsaː.li.a].
Where does Thessalia come from?
Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin Thessalia.