LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Salācia

Salācia f sg (genitive Salāciae)
Classical[saˈɫaː.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[saˈlaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. Romanthe goddess of the sea, wife of Neptune
  2. a town of the Turdetani in Lusitania; modern Alcácer do Sal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSalācia—
genitiveSalāciae—
dativeSalāciae—
accusativeSalāciam—
ablativeSalāciā—
vocativeSalācia—
locativeSalāciae—

Sălācĭa, ae, f. salum.
I. The goddess of the sea, wife of Neptune, Varr. L. L. 5, § 72 Müll.; id. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 22; an old form of prayer in Gell. 13, 22, 22; Cic. Univ. 11; Fest. pp. 326 and 327 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 10, 76; Verg. G. 1, 31; App. M. 4, p. 157, 1 al.—*
II. An appellation for the sea: saevitiam Salaciae fugimus, Pac. ap. Fest. 1. 1. (Trag. Rel. p. 112 Rib.).

Origins

From salum (“sea”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySalaciaSalacia 1. (Σαλακεία, Ptol. 2.5.3), a municipal town of Lusitania, in the territory of the Turdetani, to the NW. of Pax Julia and to the SW. of Ebora.…Biography & mythologySalaciaSalacia. the female divinity of the sea among the Romans, and the wife of Neptune. (Varro, De Ling. Lat. 5.72; apud August. De Civ. Dei, 7.22; Serv. a…

Quick answers

What does Salācia mean in Latin?
Salācia, a proper noun, means “the goddess of the sea, wife of Neptune; a town of the Turdetani in Lusitania; modern Alcácer do Sal”.
What is the genitive of Salācia?
The genitive singular is Salāciae. Salācia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Salācia?
In classical Latin, [saˈɫaː.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈlaː.t͡ʃi.a].