LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ascra

Ascra f sg (genitive Ascrae)
Classical[ˈas.kra]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.kra]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularAn ancient town in Boeotia which was the home of the poet Hesiod
    Amor...iussit et Ascraeum sic habitare nemus.Love... ordered me thus to inhabit the groves of Ascra.c. 24 BCE, Sextus Propertius, Elegies 2.13.4

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAscra—
genitiveAscrae—
dativeAscrae—
accusativeAscram—
ablativeAscrā—
vocativeAscra—
locativeAscrae—

Ascra, ae, f., = Ἄσκρα.
I. A village in Bœotia, near Mount Helicon, the birthplace of Hesiod, Ov. P. 4, 14, 31.—Hence,
II. As-craeus, a, um, adj., = Ἀσκραῖος.
A. Ascrœan: nemus, Prop. 2, 13, 4: poëta, i. e. Hesiod, id. 2, 34, 77: senex, the same, Verg. E. 6, 70.—Also subst.: Ascraeus, i, m., Hesiod, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 11.—
B. Of or pertaining to Hesiod: carmen, i. e. rural, Verg. G. 2, 176; Col. 10, 436: boves, which Hesiod pastured, Ov. F. 6, 14.—
C. Of Helicon, Heliconian: fontes, Prop. 2, 10, 25.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄσκρα (Áskra).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Ascra mean in Latin?
Ascra, a proper noun, means “An ancient town in Boeotia which was the home of the poet Hesiod”.
What is the genitive of Ascra?
The genitive singular is Ascrae. Ascra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ascra?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.kra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.kra].