Placentia
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See also: placentia
English
Etymology
The town in Newfoundland is likely named after the Basque town of Placencia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Placentia
- A city in Orange County, California, United States.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Derived terms
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /plaˈken.ti.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plaˈt͡ʃen.t͡si.a/,
Proper noun
Placentia f sg (genitive Placentiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Placentia |
| Genitive | Placentiae |
| Dative | Placentiae |
| Accusative | Placentiam |
| Ablative | Placentiā |
| Vocative | Placentia |
| Locative | Placentiae |
References
- “Placentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Placentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.