proper noun · femininefirst declension
Acīdalia
Acīdalia f sg (genitive Acīdaliae)
Classical[a.kiːˈda.li.a]Ecclesiastical[a.t͡ʃiˈdaː.li.a]
Meaning
- an epithet for the goddess Venus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Acīdalia | — |
| genitive | Acīdaliae | — |
| dative | Acīdaliae | — |
| accusative | Acīdaliam | — |
| ablative | Acīdaliā | — |
| vocative | Acīdalia | — |
Ăcīdălĭa, ae, f., = Ἀκιδαλία,
I. an epithet of Venus, perhaps from the Fountain Acidalius, in Boeotia, where the Graces, daughters of Venus, used to bathe, Verg. A. 1, 720 Serv.—Hence, ăcīdălĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Venus:
ludit Acidalio nodo, with the girdle of Venus, Mart. 6, 13: arundo, id. 9, 14: ales, i. e. a dove, Carm. ad Pis. 79.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Acīdalia ae, f
an epithet of Venus, from the fountain Acidalia in Boeotia, V.