noun · femininefirst declension
lea
lea f (genitive leae)
Classical[ˈɫe.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.a]
Meaning
- femininepoetica lioness
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lea | leae |
| genitive | leae | leārum |
| dative | leae | leīs |
| accusative | leam | leās |
| ablative | leā | leīs |
| vocative | lea | leae |
lĕa, ae, f. leo,
I. a lioness (poet. for leaena): panthera et lea, Varr. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. E. 2, 63; * Lucr. 5, 1318:
pectus et ora leae, Ov. M. 9, 648: hirsutae, id. F. 5, 176; id. M. 14, 255: saeva, id. ib. 4, 102.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lea ae, f
cf. leo, a lioness : Pectus leae, O.