LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caecilia1

caecilia f (genitive caeciliae)

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of lizard
  2. feminineA kind of lettuce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaeciliacaeciliae
genitivecaeciliaecaeciliārum
dativecaeciliaecaeciliīs
accusativecaeciliamcaeciliās
ablativecaeciliācaeciliīs
vocativecaeciliacaeciliae

caecĭlĭa, ae, f.
I. A kind of lizard, Col. 6, 17, 1; 6, 17, 4; Veg. 4, 21, 1 (in Plin. 9, 51, 76, § 166: caecus serpens); now Ital. cecella; Sard. cicigna.—
II. A kind of lettuce, Col. 10, 190; cf. Caecilius, II. B.

Origins

From caecus (“blind”).

Descendants
  • Italiancicigna
  • TranslingualCaecilia

In English words that came into English from caecilia

  • caeciliancaecilia
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Caecilia2
Caecilia f (genitive Caeciliae, masculine Caecilius)
Classical[kae̯ˈkɪ.li.a]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea feminine praenomen
  2. feminineThe feminine form of Caecilius, the family name (nomen gentilicium) of an ancient Roman patrician family (gens)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaeciliaCaeciliae
genitiveCaeciliaeCaeciliārum
dativeCaeciliaeCaeciliīs
accusativeCaeciliamCaeciliās
ablativeCaeciliāCaeciliīs
vocativeCaeciliaCaeciliae

Origins

From Caecilius.

Descendants
  • EnglishCecilia
  • FrenchCécile
  • AsturianSantecíafrom Old Leonese Sancta Cezilla
  • GalicianIcía

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does caecilia mean in Latin?
caecilia, a noun, means “A kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce”.
What is the genitive of caecilia?
The genitive singular is caeciliae. caecilia is feminine, first declension.