"Scandinavia" meaning in Latin

See Scandinavia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [skan.dɪˈnaː.wi.a] [Classical-Latin], [skan.diˈnaː.vi.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō (“Scania; Scandinavia”, from a toponym of unknown origin compounded with *awjō (“island”)), likely under influence of Old Norse Skáney (“Scania”, from the same source), whence also Latin Scania. Etymology templates: {{lg|toponym}} toponym, {{bor|la|gem-pro|*Skadinawjō||Scania; Scandinavia|ng=from a toponym of unknown origin compounded with <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*awjō</i> (“island”)}} Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō (“Scania; Scandinavia”, from a toponym of unknown origin compounded with *awjō (“island”)), {{der|la|non|Skáney||Scania|ng=from the same source}} Old Norse Skáney (“Scania”, from the same source), {{cog|la|Scania}} Latin Scania Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Scandināvia<1.loc>}} Scandināvia f sg (genitive Scandināviae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Scandināvia<1.loc>}} Forms: Scandināvia [canonical, feminine, singular], Scandināviae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Scandināvia [nominative, singular], Scandināviae [genitive, singular], Scandināviae [dative, singular], Scandināviam [accusative, singular], Scandināviā [ablative, singular], Scandināvia [singular, vocative], Scandināviae [locative, singular], Scadināvia [alternative], Scatināvia [alternative], Scandināuia [alternative], Scatināuia [alternative], Scadināuia [alternative]
  1. Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of modern Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands) Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Scandinavia-la-name-FxhqvUnd Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Europe, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 20 14 16 14 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 19 15 17 15 14 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 46 6
  2. Scandinavia, Scandinavian Peninsula (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland) Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Scandinavia-la-name-4kldK3zT Categories (other): Peninsulas, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 20 14 16 14 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 19 15 17 15 14 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 23 44 34
  3. a large and fertile island in Northern Europe, perhaps Zealand or Scania Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Scandinavia-la-name-rUQmZTWe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Scandia Derived forms: scandināvicus
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