proper noun · femininefirst declension
Arcadia
Arcadia f sg (genitive Arcadiae)
Classical[arˈka.di.a]Ecclesiastical[arˈkaː.di.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularArcadia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Arcadia | — |
| genitive | Arcadiae | — |
| dative | Arcadiae | — |
| accusative | Arcadiam | — |
| ablative | Arcadiā | — |
| vocative | Arcadia | — |
Arcădĭa, ae, f., = Ἀρκαδία,
I. a mountainous province in the centre of the Peloponnesus, the Greek Switzerland, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20; Verg. E. 4, 58; Ov. M. 2, 405; 9, 192 al.—Hence, derivv.
A. Arcădĭcus, a, um, adj., = Ἀρκαδικός, Arcadian:
asinus, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 67; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; cf. Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; Pers. 3, 9.—Arcadicus juvenis for a simpleton (since the Arcadians, as mostly mountaineers, were considered as a simple, uncultivated people), Juv. 7, 160.—B. Arcădĭus, a, um, adj., = Ἀρκάδιος, Arcadian: Arcadius sus, the Arcadian boar, * Lucr. 5, 25:
dea, i. e. Carmenta, who came from Arcadia to Italy, Ov. F. 1, 462: virgo, i. e. the nymph Arethusa, id. Am. 3, 6, 30: deus, i. e. Pan, Prop. 1, 18, 20: rupes, id. 1, 1, 14: agri, id. 3, 24, 23: sidus, i. e. the Great Bear, Sen. Oedip. 476: virga, the wand of Mercury (who was born upon the Arcadian mountain Cyllene, and worshipped there), Stat. Th. 2, 70: galerus, the helmet of Mercury, id. ib. 7, 39.Arcădĭa, ae, f.,
I. a town in Crete, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 4; Plin. 31, 4, 30, § 53.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).
Descendants
- CatalanArcàdia
- ItalianArcadia
- PortugueseArcádia
- SpanishArcadia
In English words that came into English from Arcadia
- ArcadiaArcadia
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyArcadiaArcadia (Ἀρκαδία: Eth. Ἀρκάς, pl. Ἀρκάδες, Arcas, pl. Arcădes), the central country of Peloponnesus, was bounded on the E. by Argolis, on the N. by Ac…GeographyArcadiaArcadia (Ἀρκαδία; Eth. Ἀρκάδες, Adj. Ἀρκαδικός, Steph. B. sub voce probably Eth.), a city of Crete, which in Hierocles is placed between Lyctus and Cn…