noun · femininefirst declension
adōrea
adōrea f (genitive adōreae)
Classical[aˈdoː.re.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈdɔː.re.a]
Meaning
- glory
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adōrea | adōreae adōriae |
| genitive | adōreae adōriae | adōreārum adōriārum |
| dative | adōreae adōriae | adōreīs adōriīs |
| accusative | adōream adōriam | adōreās adōriās |
| ablative | adōreā | adōreīs adōriīs |
| vocative | adōrea | adōreae adōriae |
ădōrĕa, ae, and ădōrĕum, i, see the foll. art., II. A. and B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
adōrea (not -ria), ae, f
adoreus, a prize of valor (anciently a gift of grain). — Hence, praise, glory: alma, H.
Origins
Disputed. The ancient Romans connected this word to ador (“emmer”) in the sense that in an archaic period a victor would receive an donation of emmer as a reward, or that someone who abounded of emmer or grain generally would be renowned for it (thus accounts Festus). While adōrea has often been cited to be a clipping of adōrea dōnātiō, Keller instead suggested corōna (“chaplet”) for the underlying noun. Walde-Hofmann however rejects this connexion and states adōria to be a derivation to adōrō (“to admire”), although there is no other example to be found where -ia derives from verbs.