thia

See also: thìa and thia-

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θείᾱ (theíā, “aunt”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰiː.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪iː.a]

Noun

thīa f (genitive thīae); first declension

1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) aunt

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	thīa	thīae
genitive	thīae	thīārum
dative	thīae	thīīs
accusative	thīam	thīās
ablative	thīā	thīīs
vocative	thīa	thīae

Descendants

• Catalan: tia
• Corsican: zia
• Gascon: sià (Béarnese)
• Italian: zia
• Portuguese: tia
• Sicilian: tìa
• Spanish: tía

See also

• thīus

References

• "thia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “thia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “thia”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “thia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• “thia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Old Saxon

Determiner

thia

1. inflection of thē:
   1. feminine accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Descendants

• Low German: de

Spanish

Noun

thia f (plural thias)

1. alternative spelling of tia