Feronia

English

Proper noun

Feronia

1. (Roman mythology) A Roman goddess of wildlife, fertility, health and abundance.
2. 72 Feronia, a main belt asteroid.

Translations

Asteroid

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /feːˈroː.ni.a/, [feːˈroːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feˈro.ni.a/, [feˈrɔːniä]

Proper noun

Fērōnia f sg (genitive Fērōniae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of freedmen and wildlife

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Fērōnia
Genitive	Fērōniae
Dative	Fērōniae
Accusative	Fērōniam
Ablative	Fērōniā
Vocative	Fērōnia

References

• “Feronia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Feronia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.