proper noun · femininefirst declension
Fērōnia
Fērōnia f sg (genitive Fērōniae)
Classical[feːˈroː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[feˈrɔː.ni.a]
Meaning
- RomanThe goddess of freedmen and wildlife
Feronia, Minerva, Novensides a Sabinis
Feronia, Minerva, and the Novensides are from the Sabines116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 5.74
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Fērōnia | — |
| genitive | Fērōniae | — |
| dative | Fērōniae | — |
| accusative | Fērōniam | — |
| ablative | Fērōniā | — |
| vocative | Fērōnia | — |
Fērōnĭa, ae, f. a Sabine word; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 74 Müll.,
I. an old Italian deity related to Tellus, the patroness of freedmen: several groves were dedicated to her, in which, on the festivals of the goddess, great markets were held; in later times identified with Juno, Liv. 1, 30, 5; 22, 1; 26, 11; Verg. A. 7, 800 Serv.; 8, 564; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 51; Inscr. Orell. 1313 sq.; 1756; 3315; Hor. S. 1, 5, 24; Inscr. ap. Fabrett. p. 451.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Fērōnia ae, f
Sabine, an early Italian goddess of groves and fountains, patroness of freedmen , L., V., H., Ta.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyFeroniaFeronia or LUCUS FERONIAE (Φερωνία, Strab.; Λοῦκος Φηρωνίας, Ptol.). 1. A town of Southern Etruria, at the foot of Mount Soracte, within the territory…Biography & mythologyFeroniaFeronia. an ancient Italian divinity, who originally belonged to the Sabines and Faliscans, and was introduced by them among the Romans. Greek writers…