LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Tyrrhēnia

Tyrrhēnia f sg (genitive Tyrrhēniae)
Classical[tyrˈrʰeː.ni.aː]Ecclesiastical[tirˈrɛː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. Etruria (an ancient region of modern Italy; land of the Etruscans; homeland of the Italic Tyrrhenian peoples)
  2. land areas around the Tyrrhenian Sea, a part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy, bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTyrrhēnia—
genitiveTyrrhēniae—
dativeTyrrhēniae—
accusativeTyrrhēniam—
ablativeTyrrhēniā—
vocativeTyrrhēnia—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Τυρρηνῐ́ᾱ (Turrhēnĭ́ā).

Descendants
  • GermanTyrrhenisches
  • EnglishTyrrhenia
  • FrenchTyrrhénienne
  • ItalianTirreno
  • OccitanTirrèna
  • PortugueseTirrénia
  • PortugueseTirrênia
  • SardinianTirrenu
  • SpanishTirrenia
  • CorsicanTirrenu

Quick answers

What does Tyrrhēnia mean in Latin?
Tyrrhēnia, a proper noun, means “Etruria (an ancient region of modern Italy; land of the Etruscans; homeland of the Italic Tyrrhenian peoples)”.
What is the genitive of Tyrrhēnia?
The genitive singular is Tyrrhēniae. Tyrrhēnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Tyrrhēnia?
In classical Latin, [tyrˈrʰeː.ni.aː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tirˈrɛː.ni.a].