Vergiliae
Latin
Etymology
From vergo (“I bend”).
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Noun
Vergiliae f (genitive Vergiliarum); fourth declension
- Pleiades, the Seven Sisters
- 45 BCE, Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.44.112:
- 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."
- 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.'
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vergiliae |
| Genitive | Vergiliārum |
| Dative | Vergiliīs |
| Accusative | Vergiliās |
| Ablative | Vergiliīs |
| Vocative | Vergiliae |
Synonyms
- Pleiades
References
- Vergiliae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vergiliae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Vergiliae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette