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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Īdalium

Īdalium n sg (genitive Īdaliī or Īdalī)
Classical[iːˈda.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[iˈdaː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. a town of Cyprus famous for its cult of Aphrodite

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĪdalium—
genitiveĪdaliī
Īdalī		—
dativeĪdaliō—
accusativeĪdalium—
ablativeĪdaliō—
vocativeĪdalium—
locativeĪdaliī—

Īdălĭum, ĭi, n., = Ἰδάλιον,
I. a mountaincity in Cyprus, sacred to Venus; now Dalin, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 135; Verg. A. 1, 681.—Called also īdălĭa, ae, f., Verg. A. 1, 693; 10, 52 (where domus is nom. sing., not plur.; v. Wagn. ad loc.).—
II. Deriv. īdălĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Idalium, Idalian; poet. also for Cyprian: vertex, the Idalian mountain, Prop. 2, 13, 54 (3, 5, 38 M.): Venus, id. ib. 5, 760: astrum, i. e. Venus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 59. acus, of Venus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 16: sagitta, i. e. dart of love, Sil. 5, 19: volucres, doves, Stat. Achill. 1, 372: suci, i. e. Cyprian, id. S. 1, 3, 10.— Subst.: īdălĭē, ēs, f., Venus. Ov. M. 14, 694.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓δάλιον (Īdálion).

Quick answers

What does Īdalium mean in Latin?
Īdalium, a proper noun, means “a town of Cyprus famous for its cult of Aphrodite”.
What is the genitive of Īdalium?
The genitive singular is Īdaliī. Īdalium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Īdalium?
In classical Latin, [iːˈda.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdaː.li.um].