proper noun · femininefirst declension
Egeria
Egeria f sg (genitive Egeriae)
Classical[ɛˈɡɛ.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[eˈd͡ʒɛː.ri.a]
Meaning
- RomanfemininesingularA mythological figure, a water nymph said to have married the second King of Rome, Numa Pompilius, and to have inspired him in making laws
Non tamen Egeriae luctus aliena levare damna valent; montisque iacens radicibus imis liquitur in lacrimas, donec pietate dolentis mota soror Phoebi gelidum de corpore fontem
But the woes of others did not have the strength to lift Egeria's griefs; and lying at the lowest roots of a mountain she melted into tears, until, moved by the faithfulness of her suffering, the sister of Phoebus made from her body a cool spring, and weakened her limbs into eternal streams.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 15.547–551 - femininesingulara female given name, equivalent to English Egeria
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Egeria | — |
| genitive | Egeriae | — |
| dative | Egeriae | — |
| accusative | Egeriam | — |
| ablative | Egeriā | — |
| vocative | Egeria | — |
Ēgĕrĭa (Aeg-), ae, f., = Ἠγερία,
I. a nymph or Camoena celebrated in Roman mythology, the wife and instructress of Numa, with two sacred groves and fountains, the one near Rome, opposite the Porta Capena, the other in the neighborhood of Aricia, Liv. 1, 19; 21; Val. Max. 1, 2, 1; Ov. F. 3, 154; 261 sq.; 4, 669; id. M. 15, 482 sq.; Verg. A. 7, 763; 775; Juv. 3, 12 sq.
Origins
Derived from egeō (“lacking”).
Descendants
- EnglishEgeria
- FrenchÉgérie
- Frenchégérie
- ItalianEgeria
- GreekΗγερίαfrom Ancient Greek Ἠγερία