Iaponia

== English == === Proper noun === Iaponia Alternative spelling of Japonia. == Latin == === Alternative forms === Iappōnia, Japō̆nia === Etymology === From possibly French Japon +‎ -ia or Cantonese 日本 (jat6 bun2) +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [jaˈpoː.ni.a], [jaˈpɔ.ni.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [jaˈpɔː.ni.a] === Proper noun === Iapō̆nia f sg (genitive Iapō̆niae); first declension (New Latin) Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia) ==== Usage notes ==== There is no unity among those users of New Latin who distinguish vowel length as to whether the "o" of the stem should be long or short; further, the form Iappōnia is also found. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== iapō̆nicus ==== Related terms ==== iapō̆nus Japō ==== Descendants ====