Nigeria

Country in Africa

Nigēria, Nigēriae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /niˈɡeː.ri.a/, [nɪˈɡeːriä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈd͡ʒe.ri.a/, [niˈd͡ʒɛːriä]

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nigēria
Genitive	Nigēriae
Dative	Nigēriae
Accusative	Nigēriam
Ablative	Nigēriā
Vocative	Nigēria

Etymology:

From Niger +‎ -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

References:

• "Nigeria". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023
• "Nigeria". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023‎

Rēs pūblica foederālis Nigēriae, Reī pūblicae foederālis Nigēriae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka foe̯.deˈraː.lis niˈɡeː.ri.ae̯/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä foe̯d̪ɛˈräːlʲɪs̠ nɪˈɡeːriäe̯]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka fe.deˈra.lis niˈd͡ʒe.ri.e/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä fed̪eˈräːlis niˈd͡ʒɛːrie]

Meaning:

Long form of Nigēria

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with a first-declension noun with a third-declension noun (i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rēs pūblica foederālis Nigēriae
Genitive	Reī pūblicae foederālis Nigēriae
Dative	Reī pūblicae foederālī Nigēriae
Accusative	Rem pūblicam foederālem Nigēriae
Ablative	Rē pūblicā foederāle Nigēriae
Vocative	Rēs pūblica foederālis Nigēriae

References:

• "Nigeria". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 02.03.2023‎