LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Mantua

Mantua f sg (genitive Mantuae)
Classical[ˈman.tu.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈman.tu.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularMantua (city)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMantua—
genitiveMantuae—
dativeMantuae—
accusativeMantuam—
ablativeMantuā—
vocativeMantua—

Mantŭa, ae, f.,
I. a city of Gallia Transpadana, on the Mincius, in whose vicinity was Andes, the birthplace of Virgil, still called Mantua, Plin. 3, 19, 23, § 130; Liv. 24, 10, 7; Verg. A. 10, 200: Mantua Vergilio gaudet, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 7; Sil. 8, 595.— Hence,
II. Mantŭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mantua or to Virgil, Mantuan, Virgilian: fama, Stat. S. 4, 7, 26: Maro, Min. Fel. Octav. 19: vates, Mart. Cap. 2, § 212; also called Mantuanus Homerus, Macr. S. 1, 16; and Mantuanus, id. ib. 5, 1: carmina, Virgil's poems, Sol. 46.

Origins

Borrowed from Etruscan *𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀 (*manθva), from 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈 (manθ, “Mantus, god of the underworld”). Compare 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀𐌕𐌄 (manθvate, “Mantuan”).

Descendants
  • EnglishMantua
  • FrenchMantoue
  • ItalianMantova

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMantuaMantua (Μάντουα: Eth. Mantuanus: Mantova), a city of Cisalpine Gaul, situated on the river Mincius, on an island formed by its waters, about 12 miles …

Quick answers

What does Mantua mean in Latin?
Mantua, a proper noun, means “Mantua (city)”.
What is the genitive of Mantua?
The genitive singular is Mantuae. Mantua is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mantua?
In classical Latin, [ˈman.tu.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈman.tu.a].