Helvetia
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Helvetia
- A region inhabited by the Helvetii in central Europe
- (poetic) Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland
- A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
- A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
- A census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.
Related terms
Translations
an ancient Celtic country in central Europe
Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland
References
Latin
Etymology
From Helvētius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /helˈu̯eː.ti.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈvet.t͡si.a/,
Proper noun
Helvētia f sg (genitive Helvētiae); first declension
- (Classical Latin) The lands of the Helvetii, a tribe inhabiting what is now modern-day Switzerland between the 2nd and 1st centuries b.c.
- (New Latin) Switzerland (a country in Central Europe)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Helvētia |
| genitive | Helvētiae |
| dative | Helvētiae |
| accusative | Helvētiam |
| ablative | Helvētiā |
| vocative | Helvētia |
| locative | Helvētiae |