proper noun · femininefirst declension
Angerōna
Angerōna f sg (genitive Angerōnae)
Classical[aŋ.ɡɛˈroː.na]Ecclesiastical[an̠ʲ.d͡ʒeˈrɔː.na]
Meaning
- RomanThe goddess of suffering and silence.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Angerōna | — |
| genitive | Angerōnae | — |
| dative | Angerōnae | — |
| accusative | Angerōnam | — |
| ablative | Angerōnā | — |
| vocative | Angerōna | — |
Angĕrōna (-ia, Macr.), ae, f. ango,
I. the goddess of Suffering and Silence, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 65; Macr. S. 1, 10; Inscr. Orell. 116. —Hence, Angĕrōnālĭa, ium, n., her festival, Varr. L. L. 6, § 23 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 17 Müll.
Origins
From *angus, anger-; -ōna (suffix forming names of goddesses); the first element is probably an unattested neuter s-stem *h₂enǵʰ-os from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tight”), the root of angō (“to bind; distress”) and angustus (“narrow, constricted”).