LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Tarpeia

Tarpeia f sg (genitive Tarpeiae)

Meaning

  1. RomanfemininesingularTarpeia (a vestal virgin and daughter of Spurius Tarpeius who betrayed Rome to the Sabines by opening the gates of the citadel in exchange for what they wore on their arms; instead, she was crushed to death by their shields)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTarpeia—
genitiveTarpeiae—
dativeTarpeiae—
accusativeTarpeiam—
ablativeTarpeiā—
vocativeTarpeia—

Origins

From the feminine of Tarpeius.

Descendants
  • EnglishTarpeia
  • FrenchTarpeia
  • ItalianTarpea
  • FrenchTarpéefrom Middle French Tarpee

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTarpeiaTarpeia. the daughter of Sp. Tarpeius, the governor of the Roman citadel on the Saturnian hill, afterwards called the Capitoline, was tempted by the g…

Quick answers

What does Tarpeia mean in Latin?
Tarpeia, a proper noun, means “Tarpeia (a vestal virgin and daughter of Spurius Tarpeius who betrayed Rome to the Sabines by opening the gates of the citadel in exchange for what they wore on their arms; instead, she was crushed to death by their shie”.
What is the genitive of Tarpeia?
The genitive singular is Tarpeiae. Tarpeia is feminine, first declension.