LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Petēlia

Petēlia f sg (genitive Petēliae)
Classical[pɛˈteː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[peˈtɛː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. a city in Bruttium situated near Croton

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePetēlia—
genitivePetēliae—
dativePetēliae—
accusativePetēliam—
ablativePetēliā—
vocativePetēlia—
locativePetēliae—

Pĕtēlĭa (also Pĕtīlĭa and Pĕtellĭa), ae, f., = Πετηλία
I. A very ancient town in the Bruttian territory, north of Croton, colonized by Lucanians, near the mod. Strongoli, Liv. 23, 30; Verg. A. 3, 402; Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 10, 15, § 96.—Hence,
B. Pĕtēlī-nus (Pĕtellīn-), a, um, adj., Petelian: Petelinus lucus, near Rome, Liv. 6, 20: Petelina fides, Val. Max. 6, 6 fin.—Subst.: Pĕtēlīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Petelia, the Petelians, Inscr. Orell. 3678.—
II. A city on the western coast of Lucania, between Paestum and Velia, Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.—Hence,
B. † Pĕtēlīni, ōrum, m., the Petelians, Inscr. Orell. 137; 3939.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Πετηλῐ́ᾱ (Petēlĭ́ā).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPeteliaPetelia or PETILIA (Πετηλία: Eth. Πετηλῖνος, Eth. Petelinus: Strongoli), an ancient city of Bruttium, situated about 12 miles N. of Crotona, and 3 mil…

Quick answers

What does Petēlia mean in Latin?
Petēlia, a proper noun, means “a city in Bruttium situated near Croton”.
What is the genitive of Petēlia?
The genitive singular is Petēliae. Petēlia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Petēlia?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈteː.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtɛː.li.a].