Antigua

See also: Antígua, antigua, antiguá, and antígua

English

Etymology

From Spanish antigua, in honor of a religious icon of St Mary (La Virgen de la Antigua) in Seville. Coined by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænˈtiːɡ(w)ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: An‧tigua
• Rhymes: -iːɡə

Proper noun

Antigua

1. The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

Synonyms

• Waladli
• Wadadli

Derived terms

• Antiguan
• Antigua least gecko

Translations

island

• Antillean Creole: Antigwa
• Arabic: أَنْتِيغُوَا f (ʔantīḡuwā)
• Catalan: Antigua (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安提瓜 (Āntíguā)

• Dutch: Antigua n
• French: Antigua (fr) f, Antigue (fr) f
• Greek: Αντίγκουα (el) f (Antígkoua)
• Hungarian: Antigua
• Latin: Antiqua f
• Lokono: Wadadli
• Maori: Moutere Nehe
• Portuguese: Antígua f
• Spanish: Antigua f
• Turkish: Antigua (tr)
• Vietnamese: An-ti-goa
• West Frisian: Antigûa n

Further reading

• Antigua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antiɡwa/, [ãn̪.t̪i.ɣ̞wa]

Proper noun

Antigua inan

1. Antigua

Declension

Declension of Antigua (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite
absolutive	Antigua
ergative	Antiguak
dative	Antiguari
genitive	Antiguaren
comitative	Antiguarekin
causative	Antiguarengatik
benefactive	Antiguarentzat
instrumental	Antiguaz
inessive	Antiguan
locative	Antiguako
allative	Antiguara
terminative	Antiguaraino
directive	Antiguarantz
destinative	Antiguarako
ablative	Antiguatik
partitive	Antiguarik
prolative	Antiguatzat

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ənˈti.ɣwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [anˈti.ɣwa]

Proper noun

Antigua f

1. Antigua

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Antigua.

Proper noun

Antigua

1. a surname
2. the island of Antigua

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒntiɡvɒ]
• Hyphenation: An‧ti‧gua
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Proper noun

Antigua

1. Antigua (the largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Antigua	—
accusative	Antiguát	—
dative	Antiguának	—
instrumental	Antiguával	—
causal-final	Antiguáért	—
translative	Antiguává	—
terminative	Antiguáig	—
essive-formal	Antiguaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Antiguában	—
superessive	Antiguán	—
adessive	Antiguánál	—
illative	Antiguába	—
sublative	Antiguára	—
allative	Antiguához	—
elative	Antiguából	—
delative	Antiguáról	—
ablative	Antiguától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Antiguáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Antiguáéi	—

Possessive forms of Antigua
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Antiguám	—
2nd person sing.	Antiguád	—
3rd person sing.	Antiguája	—
1st person plural	Antiguánk	—
2nd person plural	Antiguátok	—
3rd person plural	Antiguájuk	—

Derived terms

• Antigua és Barbuda
• antiguai

Japanese

Romanization

Antigua

1. Rōmaji transcription of アンティグア

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtiɡwa/ [ãn̪ˈt̪i.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -iɡwa
• Syllabification: An‧ti‧gua

Proper noun

Antigua f

1. Antigua (the largest island of Antigua and Barbuda, a country in the Caribbean)
2. ellipsis of Antigua Guatemala.

Derived terms

• Antigua y Barbuda
• antiguano
• antigüeño

 

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish Antigua.

Proper noun

Antigua n (genitive Antiguas)

1. Antigua

Derived terms

• Antigua och Barbuda