Arcadia

See also: arcadia and Arcádia

English

Etymology

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdiə

Proper noun

Arcadia

  1. A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.
  2. A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan.
  3. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States
  5. A town, the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  6. A city in Missouri, United States.

Noun

Arcadia (plural Arcadias)

  1. (figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arcadia f sg (genitive Arcadiae); first declension

  1. Arcadia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Arcadia
Genitive Arcadiae
Dative Arcadiae
Accusative Arcadiam
Ablative Arcadiā
Vocative Arcadia

Descendants

  • Catalan: Arcàdia
  • Italian: Arcadia
  • Portuguese: Arcádia
  • Spanish: Arcadia

References

  • Arcadia1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Arcadia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Arcadia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈkadja/ [aɾˈka.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -adja
  • Syllabification: Ar‧ca‧dia

Proper noun

Arcadia f

  1. Arcadia
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