LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

topographia

topographia f (genitive topographiae)
Classical[tɔ.pɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[to.poˈɡraː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininetopography (study of the forms of land surfaces)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetopographiatopographiae
genitivetopographiaetopographiārum
dativetopographiaetopographiīs
accusativetopographiamtopographiās
ablativetopographiātopographiīs
vocativetopographiatopographiae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τοπογρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (topogrăphĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • Frenchtopographie
  • Italiantopografia
  • Englishtopographyfrom Middle English topographye
  • Portuguesetopografia
  • Spanishtopografía

In English words that came into English from topographia

  • topographytopographia

Quick answers

What does topographia mean in Latin?
topographia, a noun, means “topography (study of the forms of land surfaces)”.
What is the genitive of topographia?
The genitive singular is topographiae. topographia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce topographia?
In classical Latin, [tɔ.pɔˈɡra.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [to.poˈɡraː.fi.a].