Amasia
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈmeɪʒə/
Proper noun
Amasia
- (plate tectonics) The hypothetical future supercontinent resulting from the merger of Eurasia and North America, predicted to form over the north pole in 50–200 million years’ time.
Coordinate terms
- (hypothetical future supercontinent): Neopangaea, Novopangaea, Pangaea II, Pangaea Proxima, Pangaea Ultima
Translations
hypothetical future supercontinent formed of Eurasia and North America
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἀμάσεια (Amáseia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.maˈsiː.a/
Noun
Amasīa f (genitive Amasīae); first declension
- Amasya (a town in Pontus, on the river Iris, the birthplace of Strabo)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Amasīa |
| Genitive | Amasīae |
| Dative | Amasīae |
| Accusative | Amasīam |
| Ablative | Amasīā |
| Vocative | Amasīa |
| Locative | Amasīae |
References
- Ămăsīa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Amăsīa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 109/2
Further reading
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