LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caia

caia f (genitive caiae)
Classical[ˈkaj.ja]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ja]

Meaning

  1. feminineA cudgel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaiacaiae
genitivecaiaecaiārum
dativecaiaecaiīs
accusativecaiamcaiās
ablativecaiācaiīs
vocativecaiacaiae

Caia, v. Caius.
caia, ae caio,
I. a cudgel, acc. to Isid. Orig. 18, 7, 7.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kaidjā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“cut, hew”), whence also caedō (“to cut”).

Descendants
  • Catalangaiatofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Catalangaiatafrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Portuguesecajadofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Spanishalcayatafrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Aragonesegayatofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Aragonesegayatafrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Galiciancaxatofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Galiciancaxadofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • Galiciancaxatafrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus
  • (via Hispano-Arabiccayadofrom Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiātus

Quick answers

What does caia mean in Latin?
caia, a noun, means “A cudgel”.
What is the genitive of caia?
The genitive singular is caiae. caia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caia?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaj.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ja].