proper noun · femininefirst declension
Tyrrhēnia
Tyrrhēnia f sg (genitive Tyrrhēniae)
Classical[tyrˈrʰeː.ni.aː]Ecclesiastical[tirˈrɛː.ni.a]
Meaning
- Etruria (an ancient region of modern Italy; land of the Etruscans; homeland of the Italic Tyrrhenian peoples)
- 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tyrrhēnia | — |
| genitive | Tyrrhēniae | — |
| dative | Tyrrhēniae | — |
| accusative | Tyrrhēniam | — |
| ablative | Tyrrhēniā | — |
| vocative | Tyrrhēnia | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Τυρρηνῐ́ᾱ (Turrhēnĭ́ā).
Descendants
- GermanTyrrhenisches
- EnglishTyrrhenia
- FrenchTyrrhénienne
- ItalianTirreno
- OccitanTirrèna
- PortugueseTirrénia
- PortugueseTirrênia
- SardinianTirrenu
- SpanishTirrenia
- CorsicanTirrenu