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Caledonia
Calˊe-do′ni-a
,Noun.
The ancient Latin name of Scotland; – still used in poetry.
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Caledonia
Caledonia
See also: caledonia
English
Proper noun
Caledonia
- (archaic, poetic) Latin name for Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia.
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Translations
Latin-based name for Scotland
Latin
Etymology
From Caledones + -ia, probably ultimately of Celtic origin.
Proper noun
Calēdonia f (genitive Calēdoniae); first declension
Inflection
First declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
nominative | Calēdonia |
genitive | Calēdoniae |
dative | Calēdoniae |
accusative | Calēdoniam |
ablative | Calēdoniā |
vocative | Calēdonia |
locative | Calēdoniae |
Inflection
References
- Caledonia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Caledonia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
caledonia
caledonia
See also: Caledonia
Latin
Adjective
calēdonia
- nominative feminine singular of calēdonius
- nominative neuter plural of calēdonius
- accusative neuter plural of calēdonius
- vocative feminine singular of calēdonius
- vocative neuter plural of calēdonius
calēdoniā
- ablative feminine singular of calēdonius