LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

avia1

avia f (genitive aviae)
Classical[ˈa.wi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininegrandmother (mother of someone’s parent)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaviaaviae
genitiveaviaeaviārum
dativeaviaeaviīs
accusativeaviamaviās
ablativeaviāaviīs
vocativeaviaaviae

ăvĭa, or in late Lat., ăva, ae, f. avus,
I. a grandmother on the father's or the mother's side: Matres duas habet et avias duas, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 34: anus avia, Curt. 3, 11, 25; Vulg. 2 Tim. 1, 5: avia tam paterna quam materna, Dig. 38, 10, 10: Inter avam et neptem tu mediata agas, Ven. Fort. 8, Carm. 18, 8.—Meton., a prejudice, as it were, inherited from a grandmother: dum veteres avias tibi de pulmone revello, old wives' fables, Pers. 5, 92, ubi v. Gildersleeve.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwh₂os
  2. Latinavia

Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂ Latin avia Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianavia
  • Sardinianaja
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanàvia
  • Occitanavia
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseaia
  • Spanishaya
noun · femininefirst declension
avia2
avia f (genitive aviae)

Meaning

  1. femininegroundsel (either Erigeron or Senecio)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaviaaviae
genitiveaviaeaviārum
dativeaviaeaviīs
accusativeaviamaviās
ablativeaviāaviīs
vocativeaviaaviae

ăvĭa, ae, f.,
I. a plant, = senecio or erigeron, groundsel, Col. 6, 14, 3; 6, 14, 6; Veg. Art. Vet. 4, 14, 2; 4, 15, 4; cf. Schneid. ad h. ll.

Origins

Unknown.

Quick answers

What does avia mean in Latin?
avia, a noun, means “grandmother (mother of someone’s parent)”.
What is the genitive of avia?
The genitive singular is aviae. avia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce avia?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.wi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.vi.a].
Where does avia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os → Latin avia.