proper noun · femininefirst declension
Tegea
Tegea f sg (genitive Tegeae)
Classical[ˈtɛ.ɡe.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.d͡ʒe.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularOne of the most important towns of Arcadia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tegea | — |
| genitive | Tegeae | — |
| dative | Tegeae | — |
| accusative | Tegeam | — |
| ablative | Tegeā | — |
| vocative | Tegea | — |
| locative | Tegeae | — |
Tĕgĕa, ae (Tĕgĕē, Stat. Th. 11, 177), f., = Τεγέα,
I. a very ancient town in Arcadia, now Paleo - Episkopi, near Tripolitza, Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20.—Poet. for Arcadia, Stat. Th. 11, 177; Claud. B. G. 576.— Hence,
A. Tĕgĕēŭs or Tĕgĕaeŭs, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tegea, Tegean; poet. for Arcadian:
gens, Verg. A. 5, 299: Pan, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 30; Verg. G. 1, 18: virgo, i. e. Callisto, a daughter of Lycaon, king of Arcadia, Ov. A. A. 2, 55; id. F. 2, 167: volucer. i. e. Mercury, Stat. S. 1, 5, 4. —Also subst.: Tĕgĕaea, ae, f., the Arcadian Atalanta, Ov. M. 8, 317; 8, 380: parens, i. e. Carmenta, the mother of Evander, id. F. 1, 627; called also sacerdos, id. ib. 6, 531. — B. Tĕgĕātĭcus, a, um, adj., Arcadian:
volucer, i. e. Mercury, Stat. S. 1, 2, 18; called also ales, id. ib. 5, 1, 102. —D. Tĕgĕātis, ĭdis, f. adj., Tegean; poet. for Arcadian:
mater, i. e. the Arcadian Atalanta, Stat. Th. 9, 571: capra, Sil. 13, 329.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τεγέα (Tegéa).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTegeaTegea (Τεγέα Ion. Τεγέη: Eth. Τεγεάτης,), one of the most ancient and powerful towns of Arcadia, situated in the SE. of the country. Its territory, ca…GeographyTegeaTegea (Τεγέα Steph. B. sub voce a town of Crete, which, according to legend, was founded by Agamemnon. (Vell. 1.1.) The coins which Sestini and Peller…