English Explanatory Dictionary

Samogitia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the north-west of the country.

Pronunciation

/ˌsa.mə(ʊ)ˈɡiː.ʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Samogitia.wav /ˌsæ.moʊˈɡi.ʃə/ /ˌsæ.məˈɡi.ʃə/

Word forms

Samogitia

Etymology

From Latin Samogetia, Samogitia (“Žemaitija”), from German Sameiten, Sameythen (“Žemaitija”), from Lithuanian Žemaitija (“lowland”). "g" was introduced to Latin and later German translations due to the usage of the letter "g" to denote "j" in Medieval writing. Sometimes connected with the (etymologically unrelated) name Getae, Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs, “ancient Dacian tribe”).

Derived words

Samogitian
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