# Augusta
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈɡʌstə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Augusta
* A female given name from Latin.
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* A number of places in the United States:
** A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
** A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
** A village in Illinois.
** A city in Butler County, Kansas.
** A city in Kentucky.
** The capital city of Maine, United States and the county seat of Kennebec County.
** A village in Michigan.
** An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota.
** A city in Missouri.
** A census-designated place in Montana.
** An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
** A town in New York.
** An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
** A city in Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Augusta Township.
* A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
* A town in Sicily, Italy.
* A town in Western Australia.
* (rare) A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
* (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

#### Derived terms

* Augusta County
* Augusta Springs
* New Augusta
* Port Augusta

#### Translations
## Catalan
### Proper noun

Augusta m
* a female given name

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈau̯ɡusta]

### Proper noun

Augusta m anim (female equivalent Augustová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Augusta”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Augusta
* a female given name of Latin origin

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Augusta f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Augusta: Augustuson
* daughter of Augusta: Augustudóttir

#### Declension
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Augusta
* a female given name from Latin

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awˈɡu.sta/
* Rhymes: -usta
* Hyphenation: Au‧gù‧sta

### Proper noun

Augusta f
* Augsburg (a city in Bavaria, Germany)
* a female given name

#### Derived terms

* augustano

## Latin
### Etymology

Feminine form of Augustus.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /au̯ˈɡus.ta/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /au̯ˈɡus.ta/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä]

### Proper noun

Augusta f (genitive Augustae); first declension
* an honorific title given to the wives of Roman Emperors
* The name of several ancient towns, such as Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* Franco-Provençal: Aoûta
* Italian: Aosta, Augusta
* Sicilian: Agusta

### References

* “Augusta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Augusta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awˈɡus.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -usta
* Syllabification: Au‧gus‧ta

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta.

#### Proper noun

Augusta f (male equivalent August)
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augusta

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Proper noun

Augusta m pers
* genitive/accusative singular of August

### Further reading

* Augusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /awˈɡus.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡus.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /awˈɡus.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡus.tɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡuʃ.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /awˈɡus.ta/ [aʊ̯ˈɡus.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /awˈɡuʃ.tɐ/ [awˈɣuʃ.tɐ]
* Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ta

### Proper noun

Augusta f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Augusta
* Augusta (a city, the state capital of Maine, United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈauɡusta]

### Proper noun

Augusta m pers (female equivalent Augustová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Augusta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Augusta c (genitive Augustas)
* a female given name of Latin origin