LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

antlia

antlia f (genitive antliae)
Classical[ˈant.li.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈant.li.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea foot-operated pump for drawing water
  2. femininethe body part of an insect used to suck up plant juices

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantliaantliae
genitiveantliaeantliārum
dativeantliaeantliīs
accusativeantliamantliās
ablativeantliāantliīs
vocativeantliaantliae

antlĭa, ae, f., = ἀντία,
I. a machine for drawing water, worked with the foot, a pump, Mart. 9, 14, 3; * Suet. Tib. 51.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀντλία (antlía, “bilge-water, filth”), from ἀντλέω (antléō, “to bale out bilge-water, to bale the ship, to draw water”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAntliaAntlia (ἀντλία, ἀντλίον), any machine for raising water. [COCHLEA; GIRGILLUS; ROTA AQUARIA; SIPHO; TOLLENO; TYMPANUM.] The figure on the next column s…

Quick answers

What does antlia mean in Latin?
antlia, a noun, means “a foot-operated pump for drawing water; the body part of an insect used to suck up plant juices”.
What is the genitive of antlia?
The genitive singular is antliae. antlia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce antlia?
In classical Latin, [ˈant.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈant.li.a].