cosmographia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κοσμογραφία (kosmographía).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kos.moː.ɡraˈpʰiː.a/, [kɔs̠moːɡräˈpʰiːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kos.mo.ɡraˈfi.a/, [kozmoɡräˈfiːä]
Noun[edit]
cosmōgraphīa f (genitive cosmōgraphīae); first declension
- A description of the universe, a cosmography.
- Clavdii Ptholemei Alexandrini Philosophi Cosmographia.
- The Cosmography of Claudius Ptolemy the Philosopher of Alexandria.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cosmōgraphīa | cosmōgraphīae |
| Genitive | cosmōgraphīae | cosmōgraphīārum |
| Dative | cosmōgraphīae | cosmōgraphīīs |
| Accusative | cosmōgraphīam | cosmōgraphīās |
| Ablative | cosmōgraphīā | cosmōgraphīīs |
| Vocative | cosmōgraphīa | cosmōgraphīae |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “cosmographia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cosmographia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.