Cardea

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cardō (“hinge”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cardea f (genitive Cardeae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess who presided over the hinges of doors and therefore over the family

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Cardea
Genitive Cardeae
Dative Cardeae
Accusative Cardeam
Ablative Cardeā
Vocative Cardea

References
  • Cardea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cardea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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