LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cardea

Cardea f sg (genitive Cardeae)
Classical[ˈkar.de.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.de.a]

Meaning

  1. RomanfemininesingularThe goddess who presided over the hinges of doors and therefore over the family

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCardea—
genitiveCardeae—
dativeCardeae—
accusativeCardeam—
ablativeCardeā—
vocativeCardea—

Cardĕa or Carda, ae, f.,
I. a goddess who presided over the hinges of doors (i. e. over family life), Tert. adv. Gnost. 10; Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 8; Cypr. Idol. Van. 2; cf. Carna.

Origins

From cardō (“hinge”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCardeaCardea. a Roman divinity presiding over and protecting the hinges of doors (cardo). What Ovid (Ov. Fast. 6.101, &c.) relates of Carna belongs to Carde…

Quick answers

What does Cardea mean in Latin?
Cardea, a proper noun, means “The goddess who presided over the hinges of doors and therefore over the family”.
What is the genitive of Cardea?
The genitive singular is Cardeae. Cardea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cardea?
In classical Latin, [ˈkar.de.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkar.de.a].