Italia

See also: italia, italià, Ítalía, Itália, Itàlia, Itałia, and I-ta-li-a

Albanian

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Aromanian

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Asturian

Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy (European country)

Related terms

• italianu

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Basque

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

Related terms

• italiar
• italiera

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Breton

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Italia (“Italy”), via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (Víteliú) (a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy), meaning "land of bulls" in Oscan. Usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”).

Noun

Italia n

1. Italy

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Italia
Accusative	Italia
Dative	Italia
Genitive	Italia

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈitɑliɑ/, [ˈit̪ɑ̝ˌliɑ̝]

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

Declension

Inflection of Italia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Italia	—
genitive		Italian	—
partitive		Italiaa	—
illative		Italiaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Italia	—
accusative	nom.	Italia	—
	gen.	Italian
genitive		Italian	—
partitive		Italiaa	—
inessive		Italiassa	—
elative		Italiasta	—
illative		Italiaan	—
adessive		Italialla	—
ablative		Italialta	—
allative		Italialle	—
essive		Italiana	—
translative		Italiaksi	—
abessive		Italiatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Italia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Italiani — accusative nom. Italiani — gen. Italiani genitive Italiani — partitive Italiaani — inessive Italiassani — elative Italiastani — illative Italiaani — adessive Italiallani — ablative Italialtani — allative Italialleni — essive Italianani — translative Italiakseni — abessive Italiattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Italiasi — accusative nom. Italiasi — gen. Italiasi genitive Italiasi — partitive Italiaasi — inessive Italiassasi — elative Italiastasi — illative Italiaasi — adessive Italiallasi — ablative Italialtasi — allative Italiallesi — essive Italianasi — translative Italiaksesi — abessive Italiattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Italiamme — accusative nom. Italiamme — gen. Italiamme genitive Italiamme — partitive Italiaamme — inessive Italiassamme — elative Italiastamme — illative Italiaamme — adessive Italiallamme — ablative Italialtamme — allative Italiallemme — essive Italianamme — translative Italiaksemme — abessive Italiattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Italianne — accusative nom. Italianne — gen. Italianne genitive Italianne — partitive Italiaanne — inessive Italiassanne — elative Italiastanne — illative Italiaanne — adessive Italiallanne — ablative Italialtanne — allative Italiallenne — essive Italiananne — translative Italiaksenne — abessive Italiattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Italiansa — accusative nom. Italiansa — gen. Italiansa genitive Italiansa — partitive Italiaansa — inessive Italiassaan Italiassansa — elative Italiastaan Italiastansa — illative Italiaansa — adessive Italiallaan Italiallansa — ablative Italialtaan Italialtansa — allative Italialleen Italiallensa — essive Italianaan Italianansa — translative Italiakseen Italiaksensa — abessive Italiattaan Italiattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• italia
• italialainen

Compounds

• italiankumina
• italiansalaatti
• italianvinttikoira

Anagrams

• laatii

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Galician

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy

Related terms

• italiano

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Greenlandic

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Ido

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

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Indonesian

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈta.lja/

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

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Italian

l'Italia (“Italy”)

Etymology

From Latin Italia via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (Víteliú, “land of bulls”), a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈta.lja/, [iˈt̪äːl̺jä]

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• Hyphenation: I‧tà‧lia

Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy

Related terms

• italianeggiare
• italianese
• italianismo
• italianista
• italianità
• italianizzare
• italianizzazione
• italiano
• italicità
• italico
• italiesco
• italo
• italofilia
• italofilo
• italofobia
• italofobo
• italofonia
• italofono

 

Anagrams

• alitai

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Latin

Etymology

Via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (Víteliú, “land of bulls”), a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈta.li.a/, [ɪˈt̪älʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈta.li.a/, [iˈt̪äːliä]
• (poetic) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iːˈta.li.a/, [iːˈt̪älʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈta.li.a/, [iˈt̪äːliä]

• Audio (Classical, poetic):

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Proper noun

Italia f sg (genitive Italiae); first declension

1. Italy
2. the Italian people

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Italia
Genitive	Italiae
Dative	Italiae
Accusative	Italiam
Ablative	Italiā
Vocative	Italia

Related terms

• italicus
• italis
• italus

Descendants

• Catalan: Itàlia
• English: Italy
• Italian: Italia

References

• “Italia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Italia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Emblem of Italy

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

Related terms

• italiener
• italiensk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Italia

1. Italy

Related terms

• italienar
• italiensk

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Old English

Alternative forms

• Eotol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.tɑ.li.ɑ/

Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Italia”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈta.lja/

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Proper noun

Italia f

1. (literary) Italy
2. (historical) Italia (“One of the provinces of the Roman Empire”)

Declension

Declension of Italia

	singular	plural
nominative	Italia	Italie
genitive	Italii	Italli
dative	Italii	Italiom
accusative	Italię	Italie
instrumental	Italią	Italiami
locative	Italii	Italiach
vocative	Italio	Italie

Synonyms

• (Italy): Włochy

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN
• Italia (kraina historyczna) on the Polish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pl

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈta.li.a]

Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy

Declension

gender f	uncountable
Nom/Acc	Italia
Gen/Dat	Italiei

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈtalja/ [iˈt̪a.lja]

Proper noun

Italia f

1. Italy

Related terms

• italianismo
• italianista
• italianizante
• italianizar
• italiano/italiana
• italianófilo/italianófila

• italicense
• itálico/itálica
• ítalo
• italorromance
• italorrománico/italorrománica