Ionia

See also: Iónia and Iônia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).

Proper noun

Ionia

1. (historical) An Ancient Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor inhabited by the Ionians, one of the four main Hellenic tribes.
2. A city in Iowa.
3. A city in Michigan, and the county seat of Ionia County.
4. A village in Missouri.

Derived terms

• Ionia County

Related terms

• Ion

Translations

(historical) Ancient Greek settlement in Asia Minor

• Danish: Jonien, Ionien
• French: Ionie (fr) f
• German: Jonien, Ionien
• Greek: Ιωνία (el) f (Ionía)

  Ancient: Ἰωνία f (Iōnía)

• Latin: Iōnia f
• Old Persian: 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (Yauna)
• Portuguese: Iónia f (Portugal), Iônia f (Brazil)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Jonia

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈoː.ni.a/, [ɪˈoː.ni.a]

Proper noun

Iōnia f (genitive Iōniae); first declension

1. Ionia (region in Asia Minor)

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Iōnia
genitive	Iōniae
dative	Iōniae
accusative	Iōniam
ablative	Iōniā
vocative	Iōnia
locative	Iōniae

Derived terms

• Iōnēnsis (New Latin)

References

• Ionia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ĭōnia” on page 964/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)