Castalia
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See also: castalia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Κασταλία (Kastalía).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kasˈta.li.a/, [käs̠ˈt̪älʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈta.li.a/, [käsˈt̪äːliä]
Proper noun[edit]
Castalia f sg (genitive Castaliae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) a nymph transormed into a fountain
- An ancient spring in Delphi, in modern Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses
- A settlement in Cilicia, in modern Turkey
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Castalia |
Genitive | Castaliae |
Dative | Castaliae |
Accusative | Castaliam |
Ablative | Castaliā |
Vocative | Castalia |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Castalia
References[edit]
- “Castalia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Castalia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Castalia Fons”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Castalia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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