Orbona

Latin

Etymology

From orbus (“bereft”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /orˈboː.na/, [ɔrˈboː.na]

Proper noun

Orbōna f (genitive Orbōnae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The tutelary goddess of parents bereft of their children.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Orbōna
Genitive Orbōnae
Dative Orbōnae
Accusative Orbōnam
Ablative Orbōnā
Vocative Orbōna

References
  • Orbona in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Orbona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Orbona in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Orbona in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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