Dacia
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dacia
- An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.
- An automobile company based in Romania, Dacia.
Derived terms
Translations
ancient kingdom and Roman province
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automobile
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdaː.ki.a/, [ˈd̪äːkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.t͡ʃi.a/, [ˈd̪äːt͡ʃiä]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi), of long disputed origin and meaning; see Dacians. Some writers used the tribe name Getae to describe them.
Proper noun
Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension
- Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania)
- (obsolete) the region formerly held by Dacia: Wallachia or Romania
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- In nona Tabula[:] Iaziges metanastae[,] Dacia Vulachia[,] Mysia superior: Seruia[,] Mysia inferior Bosna[,] Tratia[,] Chersonesus.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Same as 1, used instead of Dania because of the similar sound.
Proper noun
Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension
- Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)
- a former ecclesiastical province covering the Nordic region
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Further reading
- Strabo & 20 AD, VII 3,12
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dacia f
- (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania)
Declension
| gender f | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | Dacia |
| Gen/Dat | Daciei |
Related terms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dacia f
- (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania)
Related terms
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