LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

atavia

atavia f (genitive ataviae)
Classical[aˈta.wi.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈtaː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininegreat-great-great-grandmother (mother of an abavus or abavia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeataviaataviae
genitiveataviaeataviārum
dativeataviaeataviīs
accusativeataviamataviās
ablativeataviāataviīs
vocativeataviaataviae

ătăvĭa, ae, f. atavus,
I. the mother of a great-great-grandfather (abavus) or greatgreat-grandmother (abavia), a fourth grandmother, opp. to adneptis, Dig. 38, 10, 1; 38, 10, 10.

Origins

From at- + avia.

Quick answers

What does atavia mean in Latin?
atavia, a noun, means “great-great-great-grandmother (mother of an abavus or abavia)”.
What is the genitive of atavia?
The genitive singular is ataviae. atavia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce atavia?
In classical Latin, [aˈta.wi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈtaː.vi.a].