proper noun · femininefirst declension
Westsaxōnia
Westsaxōnia f sg (genitive Westsaxōniae)
Classical[wɛs(t).sakˈsoː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[west.sakˈsɔː.ni.a]
Meaning
- EnglandMedieval LatinWessex
Cerdicus autem postquam regnauerat in Westsaxonia quindecim annis moritur et successit ei Kinricus filius suus viginti septem annis regnaturus.
After Cerdic had reigned in Wessex for fifteen years he died, and his son Cynric, who reigned for twenty-seven years, succeeded him.c. 1340, John of Glastonbury, Cronica sive Antiquitates Glastoniensis Ecclesie; republished as David Townsend, transl., edited by James P. Carley, The Chronicle of Glastonbury Abbey […], 1985, →ISBN, page 80:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Westsaxōnia | — |
| genitive | Westsaxōniae | — |
| dative | Westsaxōniae | — |
| accusative | Westsaxōniam | — |
| ablative | Westsaxōniā | — |
| vocative | Westsaxōnia | — |
Origins
From Westsaxō + -ia.