Tavastia

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin Tavastia, equivalent to Tavast +‎ -ia from Old East Norse Tafæistaland (attested in 11th century runestone Gs 13 as ᛆ ᛏᛆᚠᛋᛏᛆᛚᚭᚿᛏᛁ, transliterated "a tafstalãnti", normalized "a Tafæistalandi" 'in Tavastia'), from Tafæistr (“Tavast”) + land, the former probably being derived from tafʀ (“laggard”) + Æistʀ (“Estonian”). === Proper noun === Tavastia A historical province of Sweden, c. 1250 to 1809, and of Finland, since 1809. Official name: Häme. Tavastia Proper (a region in Finland; official name: Kanta-Häme). Päijänne Tavastia (a region in Finland; official name: Päijät-Häme). ==== Related terms ==== Tavastum ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === [1] == Latin == === Alternative forms === Tavasthia === Etymology === Medieval Latin Tavastus +‎ -ia from a calque of Old East Norse Tafæistaland, from Tafæistr (“Tavast”) + land, the former probably being derived from tafʀ (“laggard”) + Æistʀ (“Estonian”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [taˈwas.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [taˈvas.ti.a] === Proper noun === Tavastia f sg (genitive Tavastiae); first declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Tavastia, Häme (a historical province of Sweden, c. 1250 to 1809, and of Finland, since 1809) Tavastia Proper (a region in Finland; official name: Kanta-Häme) Synonym: Tavastia Propria Päijänne Tavastia (a region in Finland; official name: Päijät-Häme) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === See also ===