Japonia
See also: Iaponia
English
Alternative forms
- Iaponia
Etymology
From New Latin Japonia, also spelled Iaponia, through Japon + -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒæˈpəʊniə/
Proper noun
Japonia
- (obsolete) Japan
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.VI:
- In Japonia, 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends.
- 1702, Jeremy Taylor, Contemplations of the State of Man in this Life, And in That which is to come, 6th ed., p. 193
- THE Tyrants of Japonia invented a ſtrange Torment for thoſe who confeſſed Chriſt
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.VI:
Albanian
Proper noun
Japonia
- definite nominative singular of Japoni
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /xaponia/, [xa.po̞.ni.a]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /japonia/, [ja.po̞.ni.a]
Proper noun
Japonia inan
- Japan
Declension
| Declension of Japonia (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | Japonia | — | — |
| ergative | Japoniak | — | — |
| dative | Japoniari | — | — |
| genitive | Japoniaren | — | — |
| comitative | Japoniarekin | — | — |
| causative | Japoniarengatik | — | — |
| benefactive | Japoniarentzat | — | — |
| instrumental | Japoniaz | — | — |
| inessive | Japonian | — | — |
| locative | Japoniako | — | — |
| allative | Japoniara | — | — |
| terminative | Japoniaraino | — | — |
| directive | Japoniarantz | — | — |
| destinative | Japoniarako | — | — |
| ablative | Japoniatik | — | — |
| partitive | Japoniarik | — | — |
| prolative | Japoniatzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- japoniar
- japoniera
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iaponia. Decision no. 1354, Progreso VII.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒaˈpo.ni̯a/, /d͡ʒaˈpo.ni̯a/
Proper noun
Japonia
- Japan
- Synonym: Japono
Derived terms
- Japoniano (“Japanese (person)”)
- Japoniana (“Japanese (language, culture)”)
References
- Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 194
Latin
Proper noun
Japonia f sg (genitive Japoniae); first declension
- Alternative spelling of Iaponia
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Japonia |
| Genitive | Japoniae |
| Dative | Japoniae |
| Accusative | Japoniam |
| Ablative | Japoniā |
| Vocative | Japonia |
Derived terms
- japonicus
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaˈpɔɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲja
- Syllabification: Ja‧pon‧ia
Proper noun
Japonia f
- Japan (a country in East Asia)
Declension
Declension of Japonia
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Japonia | Japonie |
| genitive | Japonii | Japonii |
| dative | Japonii | Japoniom |
| accusative | Japonię | Japonie |
| instrumental | Japonią | Japoniami |
| locative | Japonii | Japoniach |
| vocative | Japonio | Japonie |
Derived terms
adjectives
- japoński
nouns
- Japonka
- Japończyk
Further reading
- Japonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Japonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Japonia
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Japonia f
- Japan (an archipelago and country off the eastern coast of Asia)