Latona

See also: latona

English

Etymology

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləˈtəʊ.nə/
• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Proper noun

Latona

1. (Roman mythology) The Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Leto and the mother of Apollo.

Derived terms

• Latonian

Translations

Roman goddess

• Bulgarian: Лато́на (Latóna)
• German: Latona (de)
• Italian: Latona
• Japanese: ラートーナ
• Latin: Lātōna
• Portuguese: Latona (pt)
• Russian: Лато́на (ru) (Latóna)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

Proper noun

Latona f

1. (Roman mythology) Latona

Anagrams

• natola, oltana

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Doric Greek Λᾱτώ (Lātṓ), influenced by Etruscan Letun.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫaːˈtoː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [laˈtɔː.na]

Proper noun

Lātōna f

1. (Roman mythology) Latona (Roman counterpart of Leto, mother of Apollo and Diana by Jupiter)
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.502:

     Lātōnae tacitum pertemptant gaudia pectus

     [These sights] fill Latona’s heart with silent joy.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Lātōna
genitive	Lātōnae
dative	Lātōnae
accusative	Lātōnam
ablative	Lātōnā
vocative	Lātōna

Descendants

• → English: Latona
• → Bulgarian: Лато́на (Latóna)
• → German: Latona
• → Italian: Latona
• → Japanese: ラートーナ
• → Portuguese: Latona
• → Russian: Лато́на (Latóna)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Lātōna, a Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈtõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈtõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈto.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈto.nɐ/

Proper noun

Latona f

1. (Roman mythology) Latona (mother of Apollo)