LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · feminine

Lātōna

Lātōna f
Classical[ɫaːˈtoː.na]Ecclesiastical[laˈtɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. RomanLatona (Roman counterpart of Leto, mother of Apollo and Diana by Jupiter)
    Lātōnae tacitum pertemptant gaudia pectus[These sights] fill Latona’s heart with silent joy.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.502

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLātōna—
genitiveLātōnae—
dativeLātōnae—
accusativeLātōnam—
ablativeLātōnā—
vocativeLātōna—

Lātōna, ae (old
I. gen. sing. Latonas, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.; Gr. form Lāto, ūs, Varr. Sat. Mon. 83, 1), f., = Λητώ; Dor. Λατώ; Aeol. Λάτων, daughter of the Titan Cœus and Phœbe, and mother of Apollo and Diana, whom she brought forth on the floating island of Delos, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 424 Vahl.); Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 18, § 48; 2, 5, 72; id. N. D. 3, 23; Verg. A. 1, 502; Juv. 6, 176; Ov. M. 6, 336; Hyg. Fab. 14.—
II. Hence,
A. Lātōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: Delos, Verg. G. 3, 6: virgo, i. e. Diana, id. A. 11, 557: Luna, Tib. 3, 4, 29: Cynthus, the mountain, on Delos, where Latona brought forth, Stat. Th. 1, 701.—Subst.: Lātōnĭa, ae, f., Diana, Cat. 34, 5; Verg. A. 9, 405; 11, 534; Ov. M. 1, 696; 8, 393; Stat. Th. 9, 679.—
B. Lātōnĭgĕna, ae, comm. Latona-gigno, one born of Latona (poet.): Latonigenae duo, i. e. Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 160: di, Sen. Agm. 320.—
C. Lātōïus (Lētōïus, Ov. M. 8, 15, where others read Lātōnĭa), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: stirps, Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 3: proles, id. ib. 5, 1, 57; id. M. 8, 15.—Subst.: Lātōïus, ii, m., Apollo, Ov. M. 11, 197.—
D. Lātōus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Latona: arae, Ov. M. 6, 274.—Subst.: Lātōus, i, m., Apollo, Ov. M. 6, 384; Hor. C. 1, 31, 18.—
E. Lātŏĭdes, ae, m., = Λατωΐδης, the son of Latona, i. e. Apollo: Latoiden canamus, Stat. Th. 1, 695.—In plur.: Lātŏĭdae, ārum, the children of Latona, i. e. Apollo and Diana; gen. plur.: Latoidum, Aus. Epit. 27.—
F. Lātōĭs (Lētōis), ĭdis or ĭdos, f. adj., = Λατωΐς and Λητωΐς, of or belonging to Latona, Latonian: Calaurea, sacred to Latona, Ov. M. 7, 384.—Subst. adj.: Lātōis, ĭdis or ĭdos, f., Diana: timeo saevae Latoidos iram, Ov. H. 21, 153; id. M. 8, 278.

Origins

Borrowed from Doric Greek Λᾱτώ (Lātṓ), influenced by Etruscan Letun.

Descendants
  • EnglishLatona
  • FrenchLatone
  • GermanLatona
  • ItalianLatona
  • PortugueseLatona
  • BulgarianЛато́на
  • Japaneseラートーナ
  • RussianЛато́на

Quick answers

What does Lātōna mean in Latin?
Lātōna, a proper noun, means “Latona (Roman counterpart of Leto, mother of Apollo and Diana by Jupiter)”.
How do you pronounce Lātōna?
In classical Latin, [ɫaːˈtoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtɔː.na].