"California" meaning in Latin

See California in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ka.liˈfor.ni.a/ [Classical-Latin], [kälʲɪˈfɔrniä] [Classical-Latin], /ka.liˈfor.ni.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [käliˈfɔrniä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Californiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], California [nominative, singular], Californiae [genitive, singular], Californiae [dative, singular], Californiam [accusative, singular], Californiā [ablative, singular], California [singular, vocative]
Etymology: New Latin, borrowed from Spanish California. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|es|California}} Spanish California Head templates: {{la-proper noun|California<1.loc>}} California f sg (genitive Californiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|California<1>}}
  1. (New Latin) California Wikipedia link: New Latin Tags: New-Latin, declension-1, feminine, singular Categories (place): States of the United States Derived forms: californiānus, californicus

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "New Latin, borrowed from Spanish California.",
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    {
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      "form": "Californiā",
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      "ipa": "[käliˈfɔrniä]",
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    },
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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