Abia
English
Etymology
From an acronym of four most populated towns in the state at its creation, Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. Afikpo is now in Ebonyi state
Proper noun
Abia
- A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital: Umuahia. Largest city: Aba.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Abīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀβῑᾱ́ (Abīā́), from Hebrew אֲבִיָה (ʾĂḇiyyā́, “worshipper of Jah”)
Proper noun
Abia m (proper noun, strong, genitive Abias)
- a male given name from Hebrew
Italian
Proper noun
Abia m
- a male given name
Proper noun
Abia f
- a female given name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβῑᾱ́ (Abīā́), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִיָּה (ʾĂḇiyyā́, “worshipper of Jah”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aːˈbiː.a/, [äːˈbiːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈbi.a/, [äˈbiːä]
Proper noun
Ābīa m sg (variously declined, genitive Ābīa or Ābīae); indeclinable, first declension
Declension
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ābīa |
Genitive | Ābīa Ābīae |
Dative | Ābīa Ābīae |
Accusative | Ābīa Ābīam |
Ablative | Ābīa Ābīā |
Vocative | Ābīa |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβία (Abía).
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäbiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäːbiä]
Proper noun
Abia f sg (genitive Abiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Abia |
Genitive | Abiae |
Dative | Abiae |
Accusative | Abiam |
Ablative | Abiā |
Vocative | Abia |
Locative | Abiae |
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.aː/, [ˈäbiäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.a/, [ˈäːbiä]
Proper noun
Abiā f
- ablative of Abia
References
- “Abia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Yoruba
Etymology
From English Abia, ultimately from an acronym of four most populated towns in the state at its creation, Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ábíá
- A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Aba.
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Abia State, Nigeria
- en:States of Nigeria
- en:Places in Nigeria
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German terms derived from Hebrew
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German male given names from Hebrew
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian given names
- Italian male given names
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian female given names
- Latin terms borrowed from Koine Greek
- Latin terms derived from Koine Greek
- Latin terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin nouns with multiple declensions
- Latin indeclinable nouns
- Latin masculine indeclinable nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the first declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin proper noun forms
- la:Biblical characters
- la:Towns
- la:Greece
- Yoruba terms borrowed from English
- Yoruba terms derived from English
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba proper nouns
- yo:Abia State, Nigeria
- yo:States of Nigeria
- yo:Places in Nigeria