Antiochia

English

Etymology

From Latin Antiochīa (“Antioch”), from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντιόχος (Antiókhos, “Antiochus”) + -εια (-eia, “ia: forming place names”), after various members of the Seleucid dynasty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntiˈɒkiə/

Proper noun

Antiochia (uncountable)

1. (historical) Synonym of Antioch, various former cities in Southwest Asia.
2. (historical) Synonym of Antioch, a former country in the Middle East, a Crusader state centered on Antakya.

References

• Walker, John (1839) “Antiochia”, in A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary‎^[1]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Antiochīa.

Proper noun

Antiochia f

1. Antioch (an ancient Greco-Roman city in modern Turkey)

Latin

Alternative forms

• Antiochēa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /an.ti.oˈkʰiː.a/, [än̪t̪iɔˈkʰiːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /an.t͡si.oˈki.a/, [änt̪͡s̪ioˈkiːä]

Proper noun

Antiochīa f sg (genitive Antiochīae); first declension

1. Antioch (an ancient Greco-Roman city in modern Turkey)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Antiochīa
Genitive	Antiochīae
Dative	Antiochīae
Accusative	Antiochīam
Ablative	Antiochīā
Vocative	Antiochīa
Locative	Antiochīae

Related terms

• antiochēnsis
• antiochēnus

Descendants

• Catalan: Antioquia
• → English: Antiochia
• Esperanto: Antioĥio
• Old French: Antioche
  • French: Antioche
  • → Middle English: Antioche
    • English: Antioch
• German: Antiochia
• Italian: Antiochia
• Portuguese: Antioquia
• Romanian: Antiohia
• Spanish: Antioquía