LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

althaea1

althaea f (genitive althaeae)
Classical[aɫˈtʰae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[alˈtɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineA wild mallow, marshmallow.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealthaeaalthaeae
genitivealthaeaealthaeārum
dativealthaeaealthaeīs
accusativealthaeamalthaeās
ablativealthaeāalthaeīs
vocativealthaeaalthaeae

althaea, ae, f., = ἀλθαία,
I. wild mallows, marsh-mallows, = hibiscum; Althaea officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 222; Pall. Oct. 14, 11; App. Herb. 38.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Descendants
  • Englishalthea
  • Italianaltea
  • Portuguesealteia
  • Spanishaltea
  • Russianалте́й
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Althaea2
Althaea f sg (genitive Althaeae)
Classical[aɫˈtʰae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[alˈtɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. GreekfemininesingularAlthaea (a queen of Calydon through her marriage to King Oeneus; daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlthaea—
genitiveAlthaeae—
dativeAlthaeae—
accusativeAlthaeam—
ablativeAlthaeā—
vocativeAlthaea—

Althaea, ae, f., = Ἀλθαία,
I. daughter of Thestius, wife of Œneus, king of Calydon, and mother of Meleager, whom, in revenge for the death of her brothers slain by him in the Calydonian hunt, she killed, by burning the brand, on the preservation of which his life depended, Ov. M. 8, 446; 8, 511; 8, 531; cf. Hyg. Fab. 171.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἀλθαίνω(althaínō)
  2. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  3. LatinAlthaea

Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía)bor. Latin Althaea Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).

Descendants
  • CatalanAltea
  • EnglishAlthaea
  • FrenchAlthée
  • ItalianAltea
  • SpanishAltea

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAlthaeaAlthaea (Ἄλθαία), a daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius and Eurythemis, and sister of Leda, Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Euippus, &c. She was married to…GeographyAlthaeaAlthaea (Ἀλθαία: Eth. Ἀλθαῖος), the chief city of the OLCADES in Spain, not far from Carthago Nova. Its capture was Hannibal's first exploit in Spain.…

Quick answers

What does althaea mean in Latin?
althaea, a noun, means “A wild mallow, marshmallow.”.
What is the genitive of althaea?
The genitive singular is althaeae. althaea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce althaea?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈtʰae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtɛː.a].