LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nausea

nausea f (genitive nauseae)
Classical[ˈnau̯.se.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaːu̯.se.a]

Meaning

  1. femininenausea
  2. feminineseasickness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenauseanauseae
genitivenauseaenauseārum
dativenauseaenauseīs
accusativenauseamnauseās
ablativenauseānauseīs
vocativenauseanauseae

nausĕa or nausĭa, ae, f., = ναυσία,
I. sea-sickness.
I. Lit.: ne nauseae molestiam suscipias aeger, Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 1: navigavimus sine timore et nauseā, id. Att. 5, 13, 1: nauseā pressus, Cels. 1, 3.—
II. Transf., in gen., sickness, nausea; vomiting (syn. fastidium): nausea segnis, quae bilem movet nec effundit, Sen. Ep. 53, 3: cruditates, quae nauseam faciunt, Plin. 26, 11, 69, § 112: elaeomeli non sine nauseā alvum solvit, id. 23, 4, 50, § 96: nauseam fluentem coërcere. Hor. Epod. 9, 35: ubi libido veniet nauseae, Cato, R. R. 156.—
B. Trop., a qualm, nausea: cotidianam refice nauseam nummis. Audire gratis, Afer, ista non possum, Mart. 4, 37, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  3. Ancient Greek ναῦς(naûs)
  4. Ancient Greek -ία(-ía)
  5. Latinnausea

Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía)bor. Latin nausea Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía).

Descendants
  • Englishnausea
  • Frenchnausée
  • Frenchnoise
  • Italiannausea
  • Portuguesenáusea
  • Spanishnáusea
  • Catalannàusea

Quick answers

What does nausea mean in Latin?
nausea, a noun, means “nausea; seasickness”.
What is the genitive of nausea?
The genitive singular is nauseae. nausea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nausea?
In classical Latin, [ˈnau̯.se.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnaːu̯.se.a].
Where does nausea come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us → Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) → Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) → Latin nausea.