LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lūtētia

Lūtētia f sg (genitive Lūtētiae)
Classical[ɫuːˈteː.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[luˈtɛː.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Lutetia (ancient Roman city and island in modern France; modern Paris)
  2. Paris (the capital and largest city of modern France)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLūtētia—
genitiveLūtētiae—
dativeLūtētiae—
accusativeLūtētiam—
ablativeLūtētiā—
vocativeLūtētia—
locativeLūtētiae—

Lutetĭa, ae, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Paris, Caes. B. G. 7, 57; Amm. 15, 11, 3 al.; called also Lutetia Parisiorum, Caes. B. G. 6, 3.

Origins

From the Gaulish word for “swamp”, from Proto-Celtic *lutā (“dirt, mud”). See also Welsh lludedic (“slimy, muddy”) and Old Irish loth (“dirt”).

Descendants
  • CatalanLutècia
  • EnglishLutetia
  • FrenchLutèce
  • ItalianLutezia
  • OccitanLutècia
  • PortugueseLutécia
  • SpanishLutecia
  • Ancient GreekΛευκετία

In English words that came into English from Lūtētia

  • lutetiumLūtētia

Quick answers

What does Lūtētia mean in Latin?
Lūtētia, a proper noun, means “Lutetia (ancient Roman city and island in modern France; modern Paris); Paris (the capital and largest city of modern France)”.
What is the genitive of Lūtētia?
The genitive singular is Lūtētiae. Lūtētia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lūtētia?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːˈteː.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈtɛː.t͡si.a].