proper noun · femininefirst declension
Valentia1
Valentia f sg (genitive Valentiae)
Classical[waˈɫɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[vaˈlɛn.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularValencia (the capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
- femininesingularValencia, Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain; in full, Valencian Community)
- femininesingularValencia (a province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain)
- femininesingularValence (a city and commune, the capital of the modern Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Valentia | — |
| genitive | Valentiae | — |
| dative | Valentiae | — |
| accusative | Valentiam | — |
| ablative | Valentiā | — |
| vocative | Valentia | — |
| locative | Valentiae | — |
Vălentĭa, ae, f.,
I. the name of several towns.
I. A town of the Editani, in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Valencia, Mel. 2, 6, 6; Sall. H. 2, 18 al.—
II. A town of Gallia Narbonensis, now Valence, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36. —
III. Vibo Valentia (called also simply Vibo or Vibon), a town in the territory of the Bruttii, now Monteleone, Mel. 2, 4, 9.— Hence. Vălentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Valentia, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 40. —
IV. A name given to the southern part of Scotland, in honor of the emperor Valentinian, Amm. 28, 3, 7.—
V. A translation of Gr. Ῥώμη, an ancient name of Rome, Sol. 1.
Origins
From valentia (“competence, power, vigour”).
Descendants
- CatalanValència
- EnglishValenciafrom Catalan València
- GermanValenciafrom Catalan València
- GermanValentzfrom Catalan València
- ItalianValenciafrom Catalan València
- PortugueseValênciafrom Catalan València
- SpanishValenciafrom Catalan València
- SpanishVal.from Catalan València
- FrenchValence
- ItalianValenza
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyValentiaValentia (Οὐαλεντία, Ptol. 2.6.62), a considerable town of the Edetani in Hispania Tarraconensis, situated on the river Turium, at a distance of 3 mil…GeographyValentiaValentia (Eth. Valentinus: Nuragus), a town in the interior of Sardinia, SE. of Usellis. It seems to have been a considerable place, as the Valentini …GeographyValentiaValentia (Οὐαλεντία), in Gallia Narbonensis, a colonia in the territory of the Cavari, as Pliny says (3.4); but D'Anville proposes to alter the meanin…