Latona

See also: latona

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Latona

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

Translations

Italian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Latona f

  1. (Greek mythology) Latona

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Latinization of Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ), influenced by Etruscan Letun.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lātōna f

  1. (Greek mythology) Latona (Roman counterpart of Leto, mother of Apollo and Diana by Jupiter)
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.502:
      Lātōnae tacitum pertemptant gaudia pectus
      [These sights] fill Latona’s heart with silent joy.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case 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/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈto.na/

Proper noun

Latona f

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