LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Phlegra

Phlegra f sg (genitive Phlegrae)
Classical[ˈpʰɫɛ.ɡra]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɛː.ɡra]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe ancient name of the town Pallene

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhlegra—
genitivePhlegrae—
dativePhlegrae—
accusativePhlegram—
ablativePhlegrā—
vocativePhlegra—
locativePhlegrae—

Phlegra, ae, f., = Φλέγρα,
I. a country of Macedonia, afterwards called Pallene, where the giants are fabled to have been struck with lightning when fighting with the gods, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 36; Stat. Th. 2, 595; Val. Fl. 1, 564; Sen. Herc. Fur. 444.— As adj.: Phlegra giganteo sparsa est quo sanguine tellus, Verg. Cul. 28.—Hence,
II. Phlegraeus, a, um, adj., Phlegrœan: Phlegraei campi, Ov. M. 10, 151: tumultus, Prop. 2, 1, 39: castra, Stat. Achill. 1, 484: pugnae, Val. Fl. 5, 693: victoria, Mart. 8, 78, 1.—
B. Transf.
1. Campi, a plain abounding in sulphur, between Puteoli and Naples, the modern Solfatara, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Sil. 8, 540: vertex, i. e. the volcano of Vesuvius, Sil. 8, 657.—
2. Poet., of a bloody battle: campus, i. e. Pharsalus, Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 37.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φλέγρα (Phlégra).

Quick answers

What does Phlegra mean in Latin?
Phlegra, a proper noun, means “The ancient name of the town Pallene”.
What is the genitive of Phlegra?
The genitive singular is Phlegrae. Phlegra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Phlegra?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰɫɛ.ɡra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflɛː.ɡra].