LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Aquilēia

Aquilēia f sg (genitive Aquilēiae)
Classical[a.kʷɪˈɫeː.ja]Ecclesiastical[a.kʷiˈlɛː.ja]

Meaning

  1. Aquileia (a town in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAquilēia—
genitiveAquilēiae—
dativeAquilēiae—
accusativeAquilēiam—
ablativeAquilēiā—
vocativeAquilēia—
locativeAquilēiae—

Ăquĭlēia, ae, f., = Ἀκυληἱα,
I. a town in Upper Italy, still called Aquileia, not far from Tergeste, built by the Romans after the second Punic war, as a protection against the neighboring tribes, Liv. 40, 34; Caes. B. G. 1, 10; Mart. 4, 25; Plin. 3, 18, 22, § 127; Mel. 2, 4, 3; cf. Mann. Ital. I. 74 sq.— Hence, ăquĭlēiensis, adj.: ager, Liv. 39, 45; and ăquĭlēienses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Aquileia, id. 43, 17.

Origins

Descendants
  • FrenchAquilée
  • ItalianAquileia
  • SardinianOglej
  • Ancient GreekἈκυληΐα
  • FriulianAcuilêe
  • FriulianAquilêe
  • FriulianOlee
  • FriulianOlea
  • RussianАквилея
  • VenetanAquiłeja

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAquileiaAquileia (Ἀκυληΐα, Strab. et alii; Ἀκουιληΐα, Ptol.: Eth. Ἀκυλήϊος,, Steph. B. sub voce but Ἀκυλήσιος, Herodian.; Aquilleiensis), the capital of the p…

Quick answers

What does Aquilēia mean in Latin?
Aquilēia, a proper noun, means “Aquileia (a town in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia)”.
What is the genitive of Aquilēia?
The genitive singular is Aquilēiae. Aquilēia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Aquilēia?
In classical Latin, [a.kʷɪˈɫeː.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kʷiˈlɛː.ja].