LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Parrhasia

Parrhasia f sg (genitive Parrhasiae)
Classical[parˈrʰa.si.a]Ecclesiastical[parˈraː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA town of Arcadia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParrhasia—
genitiveParrhasiae—
dativeParrhasiae—
accusativeParrhasiam—
ablativeParrhasiā—
vocativeParrhasia—
locativeParrhasiae—

Parrhăsĭa (Parră-), ae, f., = Παρρασία,
I. a town of Arcadia, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20.—Hence,
A. Parrhăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., Parrhasian; poet. for Arcadian: Parrhasis ursa, the Great Bear, Ov. H. 18, 152: Arctos, id. Tr. 1, 3, 48: Parrhasides stellae, i. e. septemtriones, id. F. 4, 577.—Subst.: Parrhasis erubuit, i. e. Callisto, Ov. M. 2, 460.—
B. Parrhăsĭus, a, um, adj., Arcadian: Parrhasius Evander, Verg. A. 11, 31: dea, i. e. Carmenta, the mother of Evander, Ov. F. 1, 618: nives, id. ib. 2, 276: virgo, i. e. Callisto, id. Tr. 2, 190: pennae, i. e. given by Mercury, who was an Arcadian, Luc. 9, 660: triones, Charles's Wain, Mart. 6, 58, 1; called also Parrhasium jugum, id. 6, 25, 2: ursa, the Great Bear, id. 4, 11, 3: axis, the north pole, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1281.—
2. Transf., Palatine, imperial (because Evander the Arcadian settled on the Palatine Hill): Parrhasia domus, Mart. 7, 56, 2: aula, id. 7, 99, 3; 8, 36, 3; 12, 15, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παρρασίη (Parrhasíē).

Quick answers

What does Parrhasia mean in Latin?
Parrhasia, a proper noun, means “A town of Arcadia”.
What is the genitive of Parrhasia?
The genitive singular is Parrhasiae. Parrhasia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Parrhasia?
In classical Latin, [parˈrʰa.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [parˈraː.s̬i.a].