LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Seia

Seia f sg (genitive Seiae)
Classical[ˈsɛj.ja]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.ja]

Meaning

  1. RomanfemininesingularThe goddess who presided over the sowing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSeia—
genitiveSeiae—
dativeSeiae—
accusativeSeiam—
ablativeSeiā—
vocativeSeia—

Sēja or Seia, ae, f. from seg, seges,
I. the Roman tutelary goddess of sowing (as Semonia, of the seed, and Segesta or Segetia, of standing crops in gen.), Macr. S. 1, 16; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 8; 36, 22, 46, § 163; Aug. Civ. Dei, 11, 8; cf. Sesia, and Becker, Antiq. vol. 4, p. 15.

Origins

Related to seges (“cornfield”).

Quick answers

What does Seia mean in Latin?
Seia, a proper noun, means “The goddess who presided over the sowing”.
What is the genitive of Seia?
The genitive singular is Seiae. Seia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Seia?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛj.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.ja].