Medea
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Medea
- (Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.
Derived terms
Translations
enchantress in Greek mythology
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Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μήδεια (Mḗdeia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meːˈdeː.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈde.a/,
Proper noun
Mēdēa f sg (genitive Mēdēae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Mēdēa |
| genitive | Mēdēae |
| dative | Mēdēae |
| accusative | Mēdēam |
| ablative | Mēdēā |
| vocative | Mēdēa |
Old Latin genitive: Medeai
Related terms
- Mēdēis f (“Medean, magical”)
References
- “Mēdēa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mēdēa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.