Baltia

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, likely named after the mythic island of Baltia in Greco-Roman geography, itself presumably related to the name of the Baltic Sea. === Proper noun === Baltia f A taxonomic genus within the family Pieridae – certain pierid butterflies. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Baltia butleri, Baltia shawii (species) === Further reading === Baltia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Baltia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Baltia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Finnish == === Etymology === bal(t)t- +‎ -ia === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑlt(ː)iɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝l̪t̪(ː)iɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑltiɑ Syllabification(key): Bal‧ti‧a Hyphenation(key): Bal‧tia === Proper noun === Baltia Baltic, the Baltics, the Baltic states (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states) ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in the Baltic" is Baltiassa. ==== Derived terms ====