LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

orgia1

orgia n pl (genitive orgiōrum)

Meaning

  1. neuterplurala nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries; the feast or orgies of Bacchus
    […], pars obscūra cavīs celebrābant orgia cistīs,Some of them celebrated an obscure festival [of Bacchus] with hollow baskets, a festival that the profane in vain want to attend.c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64.259–260
  2. neuterpluralusuallyany secret frantic revels, orgies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—orgia
genitive—orgiōrum
dative—orgiīs
accusative—orgia
ablative—orgiīs
vocative—orgia

Orgĭa, ōrum, n., = Ὄργια,
I. a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries, the feast or orgies of Bacchus.
I. Lit., Verg. A. 4, 303; Ov. M. 11, 93; Verg. G. 4, 521.—
B. Transf., in gen., secret frantic revels, orgies, Juv. 2, 91; Stat. S. 5, 5, 4.—
II. Trop.: Itala per Graios Orgia ferre choros, the mysteries of love in the Latin tongue, Prop. 4, 1, 4: naturae, secrets, mysteries, Col. 10, 217.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia).

Descendants
  • Catalanorgia
  • Englishorgy
  • Frenchorgie
  • Spanishorgíafrom French orgie
  • Italianorgia
  • Portugueseorgia
  • Romanianorgie
  • Romanianurgie
  • Spanishórgia
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Orgia2
Orgia f sg (genitive Orgiae)
Classical[ˈɔr.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA town of the Ilergetes mentioned by Ptolemy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrgia—
genitiveOrgiae—
dativeOrgiae—
accusativeOrgiam—
ablativeOrgiā—
vocativeOrgia—
locativeOrgiae—

Quick answers

What does orgia mean in Latin?
orgia, a noun, means “a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries; the feast or orgies of Bacchus; any secret frantic revels, orgies”.
What is the genitive of orgia?
The genitive singular is orgiōrum. orgia is neuter, second declension.