LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

saturēia

saturēia f (genitive saturēiae)
Classical[sa.tʊˈreː.ja]Ecclesiastical[sa.tuˈrɛː.ja]

Meaning

  1. savory, a pot herb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesaturēiasaturēiae
genitivesaturēiaesaturēiārum
dativesaturēiaesaturēiīs
accusativesaturēiamsaturēiās
ablativesaturēiāsaturēiīs
vocativesaturēiasaturēiae

sătŭrēia, ae, f. (
I. neutr. collat. form in plur. sătŭrēia (quadrisyl.), ōrum, Ov. A. A. 2, 415; Mart. 3, 75, 4; though this is perh. another plant), the common name for the pot-herb cunila, savory, Col. 9, 4, 2; 9, 4, 6; 9, 10 (poet.), 233; 11, 3, 57; Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165; Pall. Febr. 24, 2.

Origins

Unknown. See Arabic زَعْتَر (zaʕtar) for more.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansajolida
  • Spanishsaldorijafrom Catalan sajolida
  • Catalansaborija
  • Catalansadorija
  • Frenchsarriettefrom Old French sarriee
  • Spanishsarillafrom Old French sarriee
  • Occitansadrèia
  • Aragonesesaborea
Borrowings
  • Spanishjedreafrom Andalusian Arabic اشترية
  • Spanishajedreafrom Andalusian Arabic اشترية
  • Englishsavoryfrom Middle English saverey
  • Italiansatureia
  • Aragonesexadreafrom Andalusian Arabic اشترية
  • TranslingualSatureja
  • Proto-West Germanic*saþurejā
  • Proto-West Germanic*saturejā
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansantoreggia
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesegurelha
  • Galiciansegorella
  • Galiciansegurella
North-Italian
  • Piedmontesesrèa
  • Piedmontesesrèja
  • Piedmonteseserèa

In English words that came into English from saturēia

  • savorysaturēia

Quick answers

What does saturēia mean in Latin?
saturēia, a noun, means “savory, a pot herb”.
What is the genitive of saturēia?
The genitive singular is saturēiae. saturēia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce saturēia?
In classical Latin, [sa.tʊˈreː.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sa.tuˈrɛː.ja].