Australasia
See also: Australásia
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒstɹ(ə)lˈeɪʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔstɹl̩ˈæɪʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eɪʒə
Proper noun
editAustralasia
- Oceania.
- Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
- Holonym: Oceania
Usage notes
editThis is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use. It has been used interchangeably with the word Oceania.
Derived terms
edit- Australasian (adj)
Translations
editOceania — see Oceania
Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Australasia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 20, 2021.
Latin
editEtymology
editLikely borrowed from English Australasia, Portuguese Australásia f, or Spanish Australasia f, or directly from French Australasie f. By surface analysis, austrālis (“southern”) + Ā̆sia (“Asia”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯s.traˈlaː.si.a/, [äu̯s̠t̪räˈɫ̪äːs̠iä] or IPA(key): /au̯s.traˈla.si.a/, [äu̯s̠t̪räˈɫ̪äs̠iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯s.traˈla.si.a/, [äu̯st̪räˈläːs̬iä]
Proper noun
editAustralasia f sg (genitive Australasiae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Australasia |
Genitive | Australasiae |
Dative | Australasiae |
Accusative | Australasiam |
Ablative | Australasiā |
Vocative | Australasia |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Translingual: Tenodera australasiae
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAustralasia f
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