# geografia
## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish geografía.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡeoɡrafia/ [ɡe.o.ɣ̞ra.fi.a]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ia, -a
* Hyphenation: ge‧o‧gra‧fi‧a

### Noun

geografia inan
* geography

#### Derived terms

* geografia fisiko
* geografia orokor
* geografia politiko

#### Related terms

* geografiko
* geografikoki (“geographically”)
* geografo

### Further reading

* “geografia”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “geografia”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ʒə.u.ɣɾəˈfi.ə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ʒə.o.ɣɾəˈfi.ə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [d͡ʒe.o.ɣɾaˈfi.a]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

geografia f (plural geografies)
* geography

#### Related terms

* geògraf
* geogràfic

### Further reading

* “geografia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “geografia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “geografia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “geografia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* geografia on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ca}$

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From geografio (“geography”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ɡeoɡraˈfia]
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: ge‧o‧gra‧fi‧a

### Adjective

geografia (accusative singular geografian, plural geografiaj, accusative plural geografiajn)
* geographic, geographical

#### Related terms

* geografie

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡeoˌɡrɑfiɑ/, [ˈɡe̞o̞ˌɡrɑ̝fiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑfiɑ
* Hyphenation: geo‧grafia, ge‧og‧ra‧fia

### Noun

geografia
* geography
    Synonyms: (more common) maantiede, maantieto

#### Declension

Possessive forms of geografia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geografiani
geografiani
accusative
nom.
geografiani
geografiani
gen.
geografiani
genitive
geografiani
geografioideni geografioitteni geografiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
geografiaani
geografioitani
inessive
geografiassani
geografioissani
elative
geografiastani
geografioistani
illative
geografiaani
geografioihini
adessive
geografiallani
geografioillani
ablative
geografialtani
geografioiltani
allative
geografialleni
geografioilleni
essive
geografianani
geografioinani
translative
geografiakseni
geografioikseni
abessive
geografiattani
geografioittani
instructive
comitative
—geografioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geografiasi
geografiasi
accusative
nom.
geografiasi
geografiasi
gen.
geografiasi
genitive
geografiasi
geografioidesi geografioittesi geografiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
geografiaasi
geografioitasi
inessive
geografiassasi
geografioissasi
elative
geografiastasi
geografioistasi
illative
geografiaasi
geografioihisi
adessive
geografiallasi
geografioillasi
ablative
geografialtasi
geografioiltasi
allative
geografiallesi
geografioillesi
essive
geografianasi
geografioinasi
translative
geografiaksesi
geografioiksesi
abessive
geografiattasi
geografioittasi
instructive
comitative
—geografioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geografiamme
geografiamme
accusative
nom.
geografiamme
geografiamme
gen.
geografiamme
genitive
geografiamme
geografioidemme geografioittemme geografiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
geografiaamme
geografioitamme
inessive
geografiassamme
geografioissamme
elative
geografiastamme
geografioistamme
illative
geografiaamme
geografioihimme
adessive
geografiallamme
geografioillamme
ablative
geografialtamme
geografioiltamme
allative
geografiallemme
geografioillemme
essive
geografianamme
geografioinamme
translative
geografiaksemme
geografioiksemme
abessive
geografiattamme
geografioittamme
instructive
comitative
—geografioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geografianne
geografianne
accusative
nom.
geografianne
geografianne
gen.
geografianne
genitive
geografianne
geografioidenne geografioittenne geografiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
geografiaanne
geografioitanne
inessive
geografiassanne
geografioissanne
elative
geografiastanne
geografioistanne
illative
geografiaanne
geografioihinne
adessive
geografiallanne
geografioillanne
ablative
geografialtanne
geografioiltanne
allative
geografiallenne
geografioillenne
essive
geografiananne
geografioinanne
translative
geografiaksenne
geografioiksenne
abessive
geografiattanne
geografioittanne
instructive
comitative
—geografioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
geografiansa
geografiansa
accusative
nom.
geografiansa
geografiansa
gen.
geografiansa
genitive
geografiansa
geografioidensa geografioittensa geografiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
geografiaansa
geografioitaan geografioitansa
inessive
geografiassaan geografiassansa
geografioissaan geografioissansa
elative
geografiastaan geografiastansa
geografioistaan geografioistansa
illative
geografiaansa
geografioihinsa
adessive
geografiallaan geografiallansa
geografioillaan geografioillansa
ablative
geografialtaan geografialtansa
geografioiltaan geografioiltansa
allative
geografialleen geografiallensa
geografioilleen geografioillensa
essive
geografianaan geografianansa
geografioinaan geografioinansa
translative
geografiakseen geografiaksensa
geografioikseen geografioiksensa
abessive
geografiattaan geografiattansa
geografioittaan geografioittansa
instructive
comitative
—geografioineen geografioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* biogeografia
* zoogeografia

### Further reading

* “geografia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Galician
### Noun

geografia f (plural geografias, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of xeografía

### Further reading

* “geografia” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin geographia. Compare Finnish geografia.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɡeo.ɡrɑfiɑ/, [ˈɡe̞o̞ˌɡrɑfeː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɡeo.ɡrɑfiɑ/, [ˈke̞o̞ˌkrɑfiɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑfeː, -ɑfiɑ
* Hyphenation: ge‧o‧gra‧fi‧a

### Noun

geografia
* geography
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Töö alatta oppihussa geografiaa.You are starting to learn geography.

#### Derived terms

* geografiakartta
* geografiatunni

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ia
* IPA: /d͡ʒe.o.ɡraˈfi.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: ge‧o‧gra‧fì‧a
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

geografia f (plural geografie)
* geography

#### Derived terms

* antropogeografia
* biogeografia
* paleogeografia

#### Related terms

* geo-
* geografico
* geografo

#### Descendants

* → Maltese: ġeografija

### Further reading

* geografia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Languedoc):(file)

### Noun

geografia f (plural geografias)
* geography

#### Related terms

* geograf, geografe
* geografic

### Further reading

* Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 525.
* Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 320.

## Polish
### Etymology

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía). By surface analysis, geo- +‎ grafia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɛ.ɔˈɡra.fja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -afja
* Syllabification: ge‧o‧gra‧fia

### Noun

geografia f
* geography

#### Derived terms

* antropogeograficzny
* biogeograficzny
* antropogeograf
* antropogeografia
* biogeografia

#### Related terms

* geograf
* geograficzny

### Further reading

* geografia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* geografia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʒe.o.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʒe.o.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʒe.o.ɡɾaˈfi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʒju.ɡɾɐˈfi.ɐ/ [ʒju.ɣɾɐˈfi.ɐ]
* Hyphenation: ge‧o‧gra‧fi‧a

### Noun

geografia f (plural geografias)
* geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)

#### Related terms

* geográfico
* geógrafo

### Further reading

* “geografia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* ӂеография (geografia) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling

### Noun

geografia f
* definite nominative/accusative feminine singular of geografie

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* geografeia (Sutsilvan)

### Etymology

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

### Noun

geografia f
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) geography

#### Derived terms

* geografia culturala
* geografia da las linguas
* geografia economica