LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ganta

ganta f (genitive gantae)
Classical[ˈɡan.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡan.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininea goose of Germany

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegantagantae
genitivegantaegantārum
dativegantaegantīs
accusativegantamgantās
ablativegantāgantīs
vocativegantagantae

ganta, ae, f. old Germ.; the mod. Gans,
I. a goose: (anseres) e Germania laudatissimi. Candidi ibi, verum minores, gantae vocantur, Plin. 10, 22, 27, § 54; Ven. Carm. 7, 4, 6: ganta χηναλώπηζ, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognate with Latin ānser.

Descendants
  • Catalanganta
  • Middle Frenchjantefrom Old French gante

Quick answers

What does ganta mean in Latin?
ganta, a noun, means “a goose of Germany”.
What is the genitive of ganta?
The genitive singular is gantae. ganta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ganta?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡan.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡan.ta].