LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Castalia

Castalia f sg (genitive Castaliae)
Classical[kasˈta.li.a]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtaː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. Greekfemininesingulara nymph transformed into a fountain
  2. femininesingularan ancient spring in Delphi, in modern Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses
  3. femininesingulara settlement in Cilicia, in modern Turkey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCastalia—
genitiveCastaliae—
dativeCastaliae—
accusativeCastaliam—
ablativeCastaliā—
vocativeCastalia—

Castălĭa, ae, f., = Κασταλία,
I. a fountain on Parnassus, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 310, b Müll.; Verg. G. 3, 293; Hor. C. 3, 4, 61; Stat. Th. 1, 698.—
II. Hence the adjj.,
A. Castă-lĭus, a, um, Castalian: fons, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8; Sen. Oedip. 229; cf. fontes, Stat. Th. 1, 565: arbor, the laurel, Prop. 3 (4), 3, 13. hence, umbra, Tib. 3, 1, 16: antrum, i. e. the cave of the oracle at Delphi, Ov. M. 3, 14.—
B. Castălis, ĭdis, f., Castalian: unda, Mart. 9, 19 fin.: sorores, i. e. the Muses, id. 4, 14; also as subst.: Castalidum grex, id. 7, 12, 10.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κασταλία (Kastalía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCastaliaCastalia (Κασταλία), the nymph of the Castalian spring at the foot of mount Parnassus. She was regarded as a daughter of Achelous (Paus. 10.8.5), and …

Quick answers

What does Castalia mean in Latin?
Castalia, a proper noun, means “a nymph transformed into a fountain; an ancient spring in Delphi, in modern Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses; a settlement in Cilicia, in modern Turkey”.
What is the genitive of Castalia?
The genitive singular is Castaliae. Castalia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Castalia?
In classical Latin, [kasˈta.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kasˈtaː.li.a].