LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Parthĕnĭae

Meaning

  1. a name given to the colonists of illegitimate birth who emigrated with Phalantus from Sparta and founded

Parthĕnĭae, ārum, m., = Παρθενίαι (maidens' children),
I. a name given to the colonists of illegitimate birth who emigrated with Phalantus from Sparta and founded Tarentum, the Parthenians, Just. 3, 4, 7 (= spurii, id. 20, 1, 15).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPartheniaePartheniae (παρθενίαι) are, according to the literal meaning of the word, children born from unmarried women (παρθένιοι, Hom. Il. 16.180). The parthen…

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What does Parthĕnĭae mean in Latin?
Parthĕnĭae, a proper noun, means “a name given to the colonists of illegitimate birth who emigrated with Phalantus from Sparta and founded”.