LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Dēverra

Dēverra f sg (genitive Dēverrae)
Classical[deːˈwɛr.ra]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɛr.ra]

Meaning

  1. RomanThe goddess who swept the threshold with a broom in order to protect the newborn child from Silvanus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDēverra—
genitiveDēverrae—
dativeDēverrae—
accusativeDēverram—
ablativeDēverrā—
vocativeDēverra—

Dēverra, ae, f. deverro,
I. the goddess of sweeping, that presided over the threshold of a house where a woman lay in child-bed, to protect her against Sylvanus, acc. to Varr. ap. Aug. Civ. D. 6, 9; cf. Voss. ad Verg. Ecl. 10, 24.

Origins

From dēverrō (“to sweep”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDeverraDeverra. one of the three symbolic beings--their names are Pilumnus, Intercidona, and Deverra--whose influence was sought by the Romans, at the birth …

Quick answers

What does Dēverra mean in Latin?
Dēverra, a proper noun, means “The goddess who swept the threshold with a broom in order to protect the newborn child from Silvanus”.
What is the genitive of Dēverra?
The genitive singular is Dēverrae. Dēverra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Dēverra?
In classical Latin, [deːˈwɛr.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈvɛr.ra].