LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Hēraea

Hēraea f sg (genitive Hēraeae)
Classical[heːˈrae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. A city of Arcadia situated on the river Alpheus near the borders with Elis
  2. Hybla Heraea, one of the ancient city of Sicily, named after the goddess Hybla; probably located in the vicinity of today's Ragusa.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHēraea—
genitiveHēraeae—
dativeHēraeae—
accusativeHēraeam—
ablativeHēraeā—
vocativeHēraea—
locativeHēraeae—

Hēraea, ae, f. Hera,
I. a fortified city in Arcadia, on the Alphēus, Liv. 28, 7 sq.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ(Hḗrā)
  2. LatinHēraea

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιᾱ (-iā) Ancient Greek Ἡραία (Hēraía)bor. Latin Hēraea Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡραία (Hēraía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesHeraeaHeraea (Ἥραια) is the name of festivals celebrated in honour of Hera in all the towns of Greece where the worship of this divinity was introduced. The…GeographyHeraeaHeraea (Ἡραία: Eth. Ἡραιεύς, Eth. Ἡραεύς, in an ancient inscription Ἠρϝαοῖος: the territory Ἡραιᾶτις), the most important Arcadian town on the Lower A…

Quick answers

What does Hēraea mean in Latin?
Hēraea, a proper noun, means “A city of Arcadia situated on the river Alpheus near the borders with Elis; Hybla Heraea, one of the ancient city of Sicily, named after the goddess Hybla; probably located in the vicinity of today's Ragusa.”.
What is the genitive of Hēraea?
The genitive singular is Hēraeae. Hēraea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hēraea?
In classical Latin, [heːˈrae̯.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈrɛː.a].
Where does Hēraea come from?
Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā) → Latin Hēraea.