Cataonia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈo.ni.a/, [kät̪äˈɔniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈo.ni.a/, [kät̪äˈɔːniä]

Proper noun

Cataonia f sg (genitive Cataoniae); first declension

1. An ancient district of Cappadocia, in modern Turkey

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cataonia
Genitive	Cataoniae
Dative	Cataoniae
Accusative	Cataoniam
Ablative	Cataoniā
Vocative	Cataonia

Related terms

• Cataonēs

References

• Cataonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cataonia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly