Paventia

See also: paventia

Latin

Etymology

From pavēns (“trembling with fear”), from paveō (“be afraid, fear”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈwen.ti.a/, [paˈwɛn.ti.a]

Proper noun

Paventia f (genitive Paventiae); first declension

(Roman mythology) the goddess who guarded children against sudden terrors

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Paventia
genitive	Paventiae
dative	Paventiae
accusative	Paventiam
ablative	Paventiā
vocative	Paventia

References

Paventia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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