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Caia
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caia caía
Latin
Pronunciation
original Gā.i.a **
later Gāia **
hypercorrect Cā.i.a **
hypercorrect Cāia **
Proper noun
Cāia<1.both> Cāius
la Gāia
Usage notes
1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, page 616:
The symbol [C] retained its old value [/ɡ/] only when as the initial letter it represented the names Gaius and Gnæus, which, in consequence, are often erroneously written and sounded Caius and Cnæus.
Declension
Cāia<1.both>
References
la feminine praenomina