Angerona

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Latin

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Etymology

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From *angus, anger- +‎ -ōna (suffix forming names of goddesses); the first element is probably an unattested neuter neuter s-stem *h₂enǵʰ-os[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tight), the root of angō (to bind; distress) and angustus (narrow, constricted).[2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Angerōna f sg (genitive Angerōnae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of suffering and silence.

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Angerōna
Genitive Angerōnae
Dative Angerōnae
Accusative Angerōnam
Ablative Angerōnā
Vocative Angerōna

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Wagenvoort, H. (1980) “Diva Angerona”, in Pietas: Selected Studies in Roman Religion, Leiden: E.J. Brill, page 23
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “angō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42

Further reading

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