LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lamia1

lamia f (genitive lamiae)
Classical[ˈɫa.mi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.mi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininewitch who was said to suck children's blood (sort of female bogeyman), vampiress
  2. femininea sorceress, enchantress, witch
  3. femininea sort of flatfish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelamialamiae
genitivelamiaelamiārum
dativelamiaelamiīs
accusativelamiamlamiās
ablativelamiālamiīs
vocativelamialamiae

lămĭa, ae, f., = λαμία.
I. A witch who was said to suck children's blood, a sorceress, enchantress: neu pransae lamiae vivum puerum extrahat alvo, Hor. A. P. 340; App. M. 1, p. 110, 3; 5, p. 164, 6.—Transf.: lamiae turres, nursery tales, Tert. adv. Val. 3.—
II. A sort of flatfish, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78.—
III. A species of owl, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.

Origins

From Ancient Greek λάμια (lámia), Λάμια (Lámia).

Descendants
  • Englishlamia
  • Italianlamia
  • Spanishlamia
  • Translinguallamia
  • Galicianlamia
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Lamia2
Lamia m sg (genitive Lamiae)
Classical[ˈɫa.mi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.mi.a]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularLucius Aelius Lamia, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLamia—
genitiveLamiae—
dativeLamiae—
accusativeLamiam—
ablativeLamiā—
vocativeLamia—

Lămĭa, ae, m.,
I. a surname in the gens Aelia, Cic. Sest. 12, 29; id. Fam. 12, 29, 3; id. Att. 11, 7, 2; Hor. C. 1, 26, 8; 3, 17, 2; Juv. 4, 154; 6, 385; Tac. A. 6, 27; Suet. Dom. 1.—Hence,
II. Lămĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Lamia, Lamian: horti, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 2; Suet. Calig. 59.

Origins

From Lamus, king of the Laestrygonians.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLamiaLamia (Λαμία: Eth. Λαμιεύς: Zitúini), a town of the Malienses, though afterwards separated from them, situated in the district Phthiotis in Thessaly. …Biography & mythologyLamiaLamia (Λάμια), a celebrated Athenian courtezan, daughter of Cleanor. She commenced her career as a flute-player on the stage, in which profession she …
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Lamia3
Lamia f sg (genitive Lamiae)
Classical[ˈɫa.mi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.mi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city of Phthiotis, Greece, situated on a plain

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLamia—
genitiveLamiae—
dativeLamiae—
accusativeLamiam—
ablativeLamiā—
vocativeLamia—
locativeLamiae—

Lămĭa, ae, f., = Λαμία,
I. a city in Phthiotis, now Zeitun, Liv. 27, 30, 1; 32, 4, 3; Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαμία (Lamía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLamiaLamia (Λαμία: Eth. Λαμιεύς: Zitúini), a town of the Malienses, though afterwards separated from them, situated in the district Phthiotis in Thessaly. …Biography & mythologyLamiaLamia (Λάμια), a celebrated Athenian courtezan, daughter of Cleanor. She commenced her career as a flute-player on the stage, in which profession she …

Quick answers

What does lamia mean in Latin?
lamia, a noun, means “witch who was said to suck children's blood (sort of female bogeyman), vampiress; a sorceress, enchantress, witch; a sort of flatfish”.
What is the genitive of lamia?
The genitive singular is lamiae. lamia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lamia?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.mi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.mi.a].