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Iaponia

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English

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Proper noun

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Iaponia

  1. Alternative spelling of Japonia
    • 1619, W. W. Gent, A Briefe Relation of the Persecution Lately Made Against the Catholike Crhstians, in the Kingdome of Iaponia, volume 1, page 6:
      becauſe theſe moſt worthy Chriſtiãs of Iaponia whereof this relatiõ doth entreate be of the ſame Chriſtian and Catholike Fayth and Religon[sic] that you be

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From possibly French Japon +‎ -ia or Cantonese 日本 (jat6 bun2) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Iapō̆nia f sg (genitive Iapō̆niae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Japan

Usage notes

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  • There is no unity among those users of New Latin who distinguish vowel length as to whether the "o" of the stem should be long or short; further, the form Iappōnia is also found.

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Iapō̆nia
genitive Iapō̆niae
dative Iapō̆niae
accusative Iapō̆niam
ablative Iapō̆niā
vocative Iapō̆nia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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