proper noun · femininefirst declension
Angitia
Angitia f sg (genitive Angitiae)
Classical[aŋˈɡɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[an̠ʲˈd͡ʒit.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularAngitia, a goddess worshipped by the Marsi
te nemus Angitiae, vitrea te Fucinus unda, te liquidi flevere lacus.
c. 431 CE, Macrobius, Saturnalia 4.23P. Pomponi N. f. Ancitie donom dedit lubens mereto. Translation by E. H. Warmington
Small pillar found at Cività d’Antino
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Angitia | — |
| genitive | Angitiae Anguitiae | — |
| dative | Angitiae Anguitiae | — |
| accusative | Angitiam Anguitiam | — |
| ablative | Angitiā | — |
| vocative | Angitia | — |
Angĭtĭa, ae, f.,
I. sister of Medea and Circe, who received divine honors from the Marsi, Verg. A. 7, 759 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 750, Medea herself); Sil. 8, 498; Inscr. Orell. 115; 116; 1846.—Hence, Nemus Angitiae, the region consecrated to Angitia, near Lucus, in the Marsian territory, now Luco, Verg. l. c.; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 515.
Origins
Uncertain. Possibly related to Latin Ancitibus, Marsian Actia, and perhaps Umbrian 𐌀𐌜𐌄𐌕𐌖𐌔 (açetus).