LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ambrosia

ambrosia f (genitive ambrosiae)
Classical[amˈbrɔ.si.a]Ecclesiastical[amˈbrɔː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineThe food of the gods; ambrosia.
  2. feminineThe unguent of the gods.
  3. feminineThe plant, artemisia, of the genus Artemisia.
  4. feminineAn antidote to a poison.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambrosiaambrosiae
genitiveambrosiaeambrosiārum
dativeambrosiaeambrosiīs
accusativeambrosiamambrosiās
ablativeambrosiāambrosiīs
vocativeambrosiaambrosiae

ambrŏsĭa, ae, f., = ἀμβροσία.
I. Lit., ambrosia, the food of the gods (as nectar was their drink): non enim ambrosiā deos aut nectare laetari arbitror, Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 65; Ov. P. 1, 10, 11: Suaviolum dulci dulcius ambrosiā, Cat. 99, 2.—Hence: orator ambrosiā alendus, prov. once in Cic., qs. a god among orators, of a distinguished orator (opp. faenum esse), Cic. de Or. 2, 57.— Also food for the steeds of the gods: equos ambrosiae suco saturos, Ov. M. 2, 120; 4, 215 (acc. to Hom. Il. 5, 368 and 369).—
II. Transf.
A. The unguent of the gods (so, ἀμβροσία, Hom. Il. 14, 170; 16, 670): ambrosiā cum dulci nectare mixtā Contigit os, Ov. M. 14, 606: liquidum ambrosiae diffundit odorem, Verg. G. 4, 415; id. A. 12, 419.—
B. The name of several plants, esp. of the botrys or artemisia, Turkish mugwort: Choenopodium botrys, Linn.; Plin. 27, 4, 11, § 28.—Another plant of this name, Plin. 27, 8, 31, § 55.—
C. An antidote to poison, Cels. 5, 23.
Ambrŏsĭa, v. Ambrosie.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”).

Descendants
  • Catalanambrosia
  • Englishambrosia
  • Frenchambroisie
  • Italianambrosia
  • Portugueseambrosia
  • Romanianambrozie
  • Spanishambrosía
  • Finnishambrosia
  • Malteseambrosja
  • Russianамбро́зия

In English words that came into English from ambrosia

  • ambrosiaambrosia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAmbrosiaAmbrosia (ἀμβρόσια), festivals observed in Greece, in honour of Dionysus, which seem to have derived their name from the luxuries of the table, or fro…

Quick answers

What does ambrosia mean in Latin?
ambrosia, a noun, means “The food of the gods; ambrosia.; The unguent of the gods.”.
What is the genitive of ambrosia?
The genitive singular is ambrosiae. ambrosia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ambrosia?
In classical Latin, [amˈbrɔ.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈbrɔː.s̬i.a].