Babylonia
See also: Babylónia
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Babylonia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía),[1] from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, “Babylon”) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/
Proper noun edit
Babylonia
- (historical) The realm of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), the Babylonian Empire.
- (historical) The area of Babylon's empire, Mesopotamia itself.
Synonyms edit
- (empire): Babylonian Empire, (in reference to the 2nd Babylonian Empire) Chaldea, Chaldean Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire
- (region): Mesopotamia
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
ancient region and empire of southern Mesopotamia
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Babylonian, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn, “Babylon”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.byˈloː.ni.a/, [bäbʏˈɫ̪oːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.biˈlo.ni.a/, [bäbiˈlɔːniä]
Proper noun edit
Babylōnia f sg (genitive Babylōniae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Babylōnia |
Genitive | Babylōniae |
Dative | Babylōniae |
Accusative | Babylōniam |
Ablative | Babylōniā |
Vocative | Babylōnia |
Locative | Babylōniae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Babylonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Babylonia f
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Babilónia.