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English
Proper noun
Achaia
- Alternative form of Achaea
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχᾱΐᾱ (Akhāḯā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achāia f sg (genitive Achāiae); first declension
- Achaea (northern part of the Peloponnese)
- Achaea (Roman province encompassing all of Greece)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Achaia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Achaia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Achaia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
Proper noun
Achaia f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Acaia.