LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cephalaea

cephalaea f (genitive cephalaeae)
Classical[kɛ.pʰaˈɫae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.faˈlɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea continued pain in the head, a lasting headache

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecephalaeacephalaeae
genitivecephalaeaecephalaeārum
dativecephalaeaecephalaeīs
accusativecephalaeamcephalaeās
ablativecephalaeācephalaeīs
vocativecephalaeacephalaeae

cĕphălaea, ae, f., = κεφαλαία,
I. a continued pain in the head, a lasting headache, Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 135; Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 28.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κεφαλαία (kephalaía).

Descendants
  • Frenchcéphalée
  • Italiancefalea
  • Portuguesecefaleia
  • Romaniancefalee
  • Spanishcefalea

Quick answers

What does cephalaea mean in Latin?
cephalaea, a noun, means “a continued pain in the head, a lasting headache”.
What is the genitive of cephalaea?
The genitive singular is cephalaeae. cephalaea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cephalaea?
In classical Latin, [kɛ.pʰaˈɫae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.faˈlɛː.a].