Helvetia

English

Etymology

From Latin Helvetia.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /helˈviːʃə/, /helˈviːʃi.ə/

Proper noun

Helvetia

  1. An ancient Celtic country in central Europe
  2. (poetic) Switzerland; the national personification of Switzerland
  3. A small settlement near Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
  4. A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Latin

Etymology

From Helvetius.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /helˈu̯eː.ti.a/, [hɛɫ̪ˈu̯eːt̪iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /elˈvet.t͡si.a/, [elˈvɛt̪ː͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Helvētia f sg (genitive Helvētiae); first declension

  1. Helvetia, Switzerland

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Helvētia
Genitive Helvētiae
Dative Helvētiae
Accusative Helvētiam
Ablative Helvētiā
Vocative Helvētia
Locative Helvētiae

Derived terms

Descendants

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