Thuringia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin Thuringus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin Thuringiabor.
English Thuringia

    Borrowed from Latin Thuringia, from Thuringus + -ia (suffix forming country names).

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θjʊˈɹɪn.dʒɪ.ə/[1]
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /θəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə/, /θəɹˈɪn.dʒi.ə/
    • Hyphenation: Thu‧rin‧gi‧a, Thur‧in‧gi‧a
    • Rhymes: -ɪndʒiə

    Proper noun

    Thuringia

    1. A state of modern Germany.
    2. (historical) A German-speaking former duchy and later former landgraviate in Central Europe.

    Translations

    See also

    Divisions of the Federal Republic of Germany in English (layout · text)
    Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia
    City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg

    References

    1. ^ “Thuringia”, in Collins English Dictionary.

    Latin

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin Thuringus
    Proto-Indo-European *-yós
    Proto-Italic *-ios
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -ius
    Latin -ia
    Latin Thuringia

      From Thuringus + -ia (suffix forming country names).

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Thuringia f sg (genitive Thuringiae); first declension

      1. Thuringia

      Declension

      First-declension noun, singular only.

      singular
      nominative Thuringia
      genitive Thuringiae
      dative Thuringiae
      accusative Thuringiam
      ablative Thuringiā
      vocative Thuringia

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Catalan: Turíngia
      • → English: Thuringia
      • Italian: Turingia
      • Middle French: Thuringie
      • Portuguese: Turíngia
      • Spanish: Turingia
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