proper noun · femininefirst declension
Tritaea
Tritaea f sg (genitive Tritaeae)
Classical[trɪˈtae̯.a]Ecclesiastical[triˈtɛː.a]
Meaning
- femininesingularTritaea (a town of Achaia and member of the Achean league)
- femininesingularTritaea (a town of Phocis burnt down by Xerxes)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tritaea | — |
| genitive | Tritaeae | — |
| dative | Tritaeae | — |
| accusative | Tritaeam | — |
| ablative | Tritaeā | — |
| vocative | Tritaea | — |
| locative | Tritaeae | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τριταία (Tritaía).
Descendants
- EnglishTritaea
- FrenchTritée
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTritaeaTritaea 1. (Τριταία: Eth. Τριταιεύς; in Hdt. 1.145, Τριταιέες is the name of the people), a town in Achaia, and the most inland of the 12 Achaean citi…Biography & mythologyTritaeaTritaea (Τρίταια), a daughter of Triton, a priestess of Athena, by whom Ares became the father of Melanippus, who gave to a town in Achaia the name of…