pythia

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Πῡ́θίᾱ (Pū́thíā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyː.tʰi.a/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ti.a/, [ˈpiːt̪iä]

Noun

pȳthia f (genitive pȳthiae); first declension

1. (historical) A priestess of Pythian Apollo; Pythia

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pȳthia	pȳthiae
genitive	pȳthiae	pȳthiārum
dative	pȳthiae	pȳthiīs
accusative	pȳthiam	pȳthiās
ablative	pȳthiā	pȳthiīs
vocative	pȳthia	pȳthiae

Descendants

• Italian: Pizia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• pȳthia: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyː.tʰi.a/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰiä]
• pȳthia: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ti.a/, [ˈpiːt̪iä]
• pȳthiā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyː.tʰi.aː/, [ˈpyːt̪ʰiäː]
• pȳthiā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ti.a/, [ˈpiːt̪iä]

Adjective

pȳthia

1. inflection of pȳthius:
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter

Adjective

pȳthiā

1. ablative singular feminine of pȳthius