Virginia
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English
Etymology
From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)
- A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Synonyms: Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.
- 1622 [1620], “Mayflower Compact”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes, page 313:
- We, whose names are underwritten, the loyall Subjects of our dread Soveraigne Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the glorie of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colonie in the Northerne parts of Virginia; doe by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill Body politike, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid:[...]
- A former colony that was a part of the British Empire
- (astronomy) 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name from Latin.
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
- "Daughter," quoth he, "Virginia by thy name, / There be two wayes, either death or shame, / That thou must suffer, - alas that I was bore!
- 1840, Frederick Marryat, chapter III, in Poor Jack:
- Here, in due time, she was brought to bed of a daughter, whom she christened by the name of Virginia; not so much out of respect to her last mistress, who bore that name, as because she considered it peculiarly ladylike and genteel.
- 1854, Lydia Howard Sigourney, The Western Home, and Other Poems, Parry & McMillan, published 1854, page 87:
- O sweet Virginia Dare! / Thou art the lily of our love, / The forest's sylph-like queen, / The first-born bud from Saxon stem / That this New World hath seen!
- 1956, Charlotte Armstrong, A Dram of Poison, Coward-McCann, pages 164–165:
- She said her name was Virginia Severson. It suited her. She looked very virginal, and clean, calm, cool in a Scandinavian sort of way.
- 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
- Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- A town, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.
- A municipality of the Lempira department, Honduras.
- A town in County Cavan, Ireland.
- A suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
- A gold mining town in Free State, South Africa.
- The former name of an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, now Virginiatown.
- A city, the county seat of Cass County, Illinois, United States.
- A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.
Synonyms
- (astronomy): 50 Virginia, ㊿
Derived terms
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Translations
state
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female given name
Asteroid
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See also
| States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
| Federal District: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
Further reading
Danish
Alternative forms
- Virginien (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from English Virginia.
Proper noun
Virginia (genitive Virginias)
- Virginia (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Virginia
- Virginia (a state of the United States)
Declension
| Inflection of Virginia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Virginia | — | ||
| genitive | Virginian | — | ||
| partitive | Virginiaa | — | ||
| illative | Virginiaan | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Virginia | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Virginia | — | |
| gen. | Virginian | |||
| genitive | Virginian | — | ||
| partitive | Virginiaa | — | ||
| inessive | Virginiassa | — | ||
| elative | Virginiasta | — | ||
| illative | Virginiaan | — | ||
| adessive | Virginialla | — | ||
| ablative | Virginialta | — | ||
| allative | Virginialle | — | ||
| essive | Virginiana | — | ||
| translative | Virginiaksi | — | ||
| abessive | Virginiatta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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compounds
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Virginia, from Latin Virginia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Virginia f
- Virginia (a state of the United States)
- a female given name from Latin
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From earlier Verginia, feminine form of Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (“maiden, virgin”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Virginia f (genitive Virginiae, masculine Virginius); first declension
- A feminine praenomen.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Virginia | Virginiae |
| Genitive | Virginiae | Virginiārum |
| Dative | Virginiae | Virginiīs |
| Accusative | Virginiam | Virginiās |
| Ablative | Virginiā | Virginiīs |
| Vocative | Virginia | Virginiae |
Descendants
References
- “Virginia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Virginia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Proper noun
Virginia f sg (genitive Virginiae); first declension
- (New Latin) Virginia (a state of the United States)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Virginia |
| Genitive | Virginiae |
| Dative | Virginiae |
| Accusative | Virginiam |
| Ablative | Virginiā |
| Vocative | Virginia |
| Locative | Virginiae |
Related terms
References
- Henry Beard, Latin for All Occasions, 1990, →ISBN, title page in Latin and English.)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Virginia, from Latin Virginia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Virginia f
- Virginia (a state of the United States)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Virginia
Derived terms
Further reading
Virginia on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es