Babilonia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), derived from Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally Gate of God); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.biˈlɔ.nja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnja
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧bi‧lò‧nia

Proper noun

Babilonia f

  1. Babylon

Derived terms


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim). Doublet of Babel and Babilon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.biˈlɔɲ.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɲja
  • Syllabification: Ba‧bi‧lon‧ia

Proper noun

Babilonia f

  1. (historical) Babylonia (an ancient region and empire in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • Babilonka
  • Babilończyk
nouns

Further reading

  • Babilonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Babilonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía), from Βαβυλων (Babulōn, Babylon) + -ία (-ía, forming place names for areas).

Proper noun

Babilonia f

  1. Babylon
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