Lydia
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía, “the region of Lydia”), from λυδία (ludía, “beautiful one, noble one”), a feminine form of Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)); the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia.
Pronunciation
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[edit]Lydia
- An ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey
- (biblical) A woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 16:14:
- And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], “Chapter 9”, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
- Lydia was a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine complexion and good-humoured countenance; a favourite with her mother, whose affection had brought her into public at an early age.
- 1990, Sue Miller, Family Pictures, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 5:
- The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sarah.
Derived terms
[edit]- adjective: Lydian
- noun: Lydian stone
Related terms
[edit]- pet form: Liddy
Translations
[edit]historical region
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biblical woman
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female given name
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Anagrams
[edit]Danish
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[edit]Lydia
- Lydia (biblical character).
- a female given name
French
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[edit]Lydia f
- a female given name, a Latinized variant of Lydie
German
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[edit]Lydia f
- Lydia (biblical character)
- a female given name
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlyː.di.a/, [ˈlʲyːd̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.di.a/, [ˈliːd̪iä]
Proper noun
[edit]Lȳdia f sg (genitive Lȳdiae); first declension
- Lydia (a country in Asia Minor)
- a female given name
- 23 BCE – 13 BCE, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Carmina Book III, poem IX:
- Quid sī prīsca redit Venus dīductōsque iugō cōgit aēneō? sī flāva excutitur Chloē reiectaeque patet iānua Lȳdiae?
- What now, if Love returning should pair us 'neath his brazen yoke once more, and, bright-hair'd Chloe spurning, Horace to off-cast Lydia ope his door?
- Quid sī prīsca redit Venus dīductōsque iugō cōgit aēneō? sī flāva excutitur Chloē reiectaeque patet iānua Lȳdiae?
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Lȳdia |
Genitive | Lȳdiae |
Dative | Lȳdiae |
Accusative | Lȳdiam |
Ablative | Lȳdiā |
Vocative | Lȳdia |
References
[edit]- “Lydia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lydia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian
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[edit]Lydia
- Lydia (biblical character).
- a female given name
Swedish
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Proper noun
[edit]Lydia c (genitive Lydias)
- Lydia (biblical character).
- a female given name
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