Castalia

See also: castalia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κασταλία (Kastalía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kasˈta.li.a/, [käs̠ˈt̪älʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kasˈta.li.a/, [käsˈt̪äːliä]

Proper noun

Castalia f sg (genitive Castaliae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) a nymph transormed into a fountain
2. An ancient spring in Delphi, in modern Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses
3. A settlement in Cilicia, in modern Turkey

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Castalia
genitive	Castaliae
dative	Castaliae
accusative	Castaliam
ablative	Castaliā
vocative	Castalia

Related terms

• Castalis
• Castalius

Descendants

• Translingual: Castalia

References

• “Castalia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Castalia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Castalia Fons”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Castalia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly