Numidia

See also: Numídia

English

Etymology

From Latin Numidia, from Numida + -ia, from an earlier interpretation of Ancient Greek Νομάς (Nomás) (genitive Νομάδος (Nomádos)). Compare Latin Nomas, whence English nomad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n(j)uˈmɪdiə/

Proper noun

Numidia

  1. (historical) A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy:
      Massinissa made many inward parts of Barbarie and Numidia in Africk (before his time incult and horrid) fruitful and battable by this means.
  2. (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria.
  3. (rare) A female given name.

Derived terms

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Italian

Proper noun

Numidia ?

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From Numida.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Numidia f sg (genitive Numidiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Numidia
genitive Numidiae
dative Numidiae
accusative Numidiam
ablative Numidiā
vocative Numidia
locative Numidiae

Derived terms

  • Numidiānus

Descendants

  • English: Numidia
  • French: Numidie
  • Italian: Numidia
  • Polish: Numidia
  • Portuguese: Numídia
  • Spanish: Numidia

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈmi.dja/
  • Rhymes: -idja
  • Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia

Proper noun

Numidia f

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)

Declension

Further reading

  • Numidia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Numidia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈmidja/ [nuˈmi.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -idja
  • Syllabification: Nu‧mi‧dia

Proper noun

Numidia f

  1. (historical) Numidia (a historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya)
  2. (historical) Numidia (a former province of the Roman Empire, approximately located in modern northeastern Algeria)