Cardea

Latin

Alternative forms

Carda

Etymology

From cardō (“hinge”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.de.a/

Proper noun

Cardea f (genitive Cardeae); first declension

(Roman mythology) The goddess who presided over the hinges of doors and therefore over the family

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Cardea
genitive	Cardeae
dative	Cardeae
accusative	Cardeam
ablative	Cardeā
vocative	Cardea

References

Cardea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Cardea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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