Via Lactea
See also: Vía Láctea and Via Láctea
Latin
Etymology
From via (“road, way”) + lactea, the feminine form of lacteus (“milky”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.a ˈlak.te.a/, [ˈu̯iä ˈɫ̪äkt̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.a ˈlak.te.a/, [ˈviːä ˈläkt̪eä]
Proper noun
Via Lactea f sg (genitive Viae Lacteae); first declension
- the Milky Way
Declension
First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Via Lactea |
| Genitive | Viae Lacteae |
| Dative | Viae Lacteae |
| Accusative | Viam Lacteam |
| Ablative | Viā Lacteā |
| Vocative | Via Lactea |
| Locative | Viae Lacteae |
Descendants
- French: voie lactée
- Galician: Vía Láctea
- Italian: Via Lattea