proper noun · femininefirst declension
Vergiliae
Vergiliae f pl (genitive Vergiliārum)
Meaning
- femininepluralPleiades, the Seven Sisters
Ad pedes Andromedae Perseus describitur, / 'quem summa ab regione aquilonis flamina pulsant.' / Cuius / propter laeum genum / 'Vergilias tenui cum luce videbis. / Inde Fides leviter posita et convexa videtur.'
At the feet of Andromeda is the figure of Perseus; "him in the topmost quarter of the sky the blasts of the north wind buffet". By his left knee "you will see the faint light of the Pleiades. The Lyre is placed next, and in aspect is slightly arched."45 BCE, Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.44.112
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Vergiliae |
| genitive | — | Vergiliārum |
| dative | — | Vergiliīs |
| accusative | — | Vergiliās |
| ablative | — | Vergiliīs |
| vocative | — | Vergiliae |
Vergĭlĭae, ārum, f. vergo,
I. the constellation of the seven stars, that rises at the end of spring, the Pleiades, Cic. N. D. poët. 2, 44, 112; Auct. B. Afr. 47; Isid. Orig. 3, 70; cf. Fest. p. 372 Müll.
Origins
From virga (“offshoot, small stick”), in relation to farming.