Virginia
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)
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Virginia (genitive Virginias)
Virginia
Inflection of Virginia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Virginia | — | |
genitive | Virginian | — | |
partitive | Virginiaa | — | |
illative | Virginiaan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Virginia | — | |
accusative | nom. | Virginia | — |
gen. | Virginian | ||
genitive | Virginian | — | |
partitive | Virginiaa | — | |
inessive | Virginiassa | — | |
elative | Virginiasta | — | |
illative | Virginiaan | — | |
adessive | Virginialla | — | |
ablative | Virginialta | — | |
allative | Virginialle | — | |
essive | Virginiana | — | |
translative | Virginiaksi | — | |
abessive | Virginiatta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Virginia f
From earlier Verginia, feminine form of Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).
Virginia f (genitive Virginiae, masculine Virginius); first declension
First-declension noun.
Virginia f sg (genitive Virginiae); first declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Virginia f
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