Caledonia

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English

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Etymology

From Latin Calēdonia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caledonia

  1. (archaic, poetic) Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
  2. A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.
    1. A locale in Canada.
      1. A community of Ontario.
      2. A village in western Nova Scotia.
      3. A community in eastern Nova Scotia.
      4. A community of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
      5. A neighborhood of Moncton, New Brunswick.
      6. The Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99, a rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan.
    2. A locale in the United States.
      1. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
      2. A township and village therein, in Boone County, Illinois.
      3. A ghost town in Indiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
      5. A township and village therein, in Kent County, Michigan.
      6. Two other townships, in Alcona County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.
      7. A city, the county seat of Houston County, Minnesota.
      8. A township in Houston County, Minnesota, named after the city.
      9. A town in Mississippi.
      10. A village in Missouri.
      11. A town in New York, and a village within that town.
      12. A census-designated place in North Dakota.
      13. A village in Ohio.
      14. A town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
      15. A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
      16. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
      17. A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

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Latin

Etymology

From Calēdonēs +‎ -ia, probably ultimately of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaletos (hard) (<< Proto-Indo-European *kal-) + *ɸēdo- (foot) (<< Proto-Indo-European *pṓds).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Calēdonia f sg (genitive Calēdoniae); first declension

  1. Scotland, the northern part of the island of Britannia
    Synonym: Scōtia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Calēdonia
genitive Calēdoniae
dative Calēdoniae
accusative Calēdoniam
ablative Calēdoniā
vocative Calēdonia
locative Calēdoniae

Descendants

  • Catalan: Caledònia
  • English: Caledonia
  • Spanish: Caledonia

References

  1. ^ Zimmer, Stefan, "Some Names and Epithets in Culhwch ac Olwen", in: Studi Celtici 3, 2004 , p. 163-179

Further reading

  • Caledonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Caledonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Calēdonia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaleˈdonja/
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: Ca‧le‧do‧nia

Proper noun

Caledonia ?

  1. Caledonia

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