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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Mēdēa

Mēdēa f sg (genitive Mēdēae)
Classical[meːˈdeː.a]Ecclesiastical[meˈdɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. GreekMedea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMēdēa—
genitiveMēdēae—
dativeMēdēae—
accusativeMēdēam—
ablativeMēdēā—
vocativeMēdēa—

Mēdēa, ae (arch.
I. gen. Medeaï, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; v. Enn. p. 127, v. 292 Vahl.; nom. Mēdē, acc. to id. p. 130, v. 311 Vahl.), and Mēdīa, f., = Μήδεια, a celebrated sorceress, daughter of Æetes, king of Colchis. She assisted her lover, Jason the Argonaut, in obtaining the golden fleece, accompanied him to Greece, and prevented her father, who was in pursuit, from overtaking them, by strewing the sea with her brother's limbs. When Jason afterwards repudiated her, in order to marry Creusa, she killed the children she had had by him, and burned the bride to death in her palace: item ut Medea Peliam concoxit senem, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 52; Ov. M. 7, 9 sqq.; Hyg. Fab. 21, 22, 25: ne pueros coram populo Medea trucidet, Hor. A. P. 185.—The subject of tragedies by several authors, v. Quint. 10, 1, 98.—
B. Transf.
1. Medea Palatina, i. e. Clodia, Cic. Cael. 8, 18.—
2. Medea nigra, a precious stone, so named after Medea, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173.—Hence,
II. Mēdēis, ĭdis, f. adj., Medean, magical (poet.): Medeides herbae, Ov. A. A. 2, 101.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).

Quick answers

What does Mēdēa mean in Latin?
Mēdēa, a proper noun, means “Medea”.
What is the genitive of Mēdēa?
The genitive singular is Mēdēae. Mēdēa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Mēdēa?
In classical Latin, [meːˈdeː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈdɛː.a].