Dacia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪsɪə/, /ˈdeɪʃə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪʃə/ === Proper noun === Dacia An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them. An automobile company based in Romania, Dacia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdaː.ki.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdaː.t͡ʃi.a] === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi), of long disputed origin and meaning; see Dacians. Some writers used the tribe name Getae to describe them. ==== Proper noun ==== Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them) (obsolete) the region formerly held by Dacia: Wallachia or Romania 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII: ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun, singular only. ===== Derived terms ===== dācicus Dācus === Etymology 2 === Same as 1, used instead of Dania because of the similar sound. ==== Proper noun ==== Dācia f sg (genitive Dāciae); first declension Denmark (a country in Northern Europe) a former ecclesiastical province covering the Nordic region ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun, singular only. === Further reading === Strabo & 20 AD, VII 3,12 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δάκοι (Dákoi). By surface analysis, dac +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdat͡ʃi.a/ === Proper noun === Dacia f (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaθja/ [ˈd̪a.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈdasja/ [ˈd̪a.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: Da‧cia === Proper noun === Dacia f (historical) Dacia (an ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them) ==== Related terms ====