Via Lactea
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See also: Vía Láctea and Via Láctea
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From via (“road, way”) + lactea (the feminine form of lacteus (“milky”)). Calque of Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (κύκλος) (galaxías (kúklos)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.a ˈlak.te.a/, [ˈu̯iä ˈɫ̪äkt̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.a ˈlak.te.a/, [ˈviːä ˈläkt̪eä]
Proper noun
[edit]Via Lactea f sg (genitive Viae Lacteae); first declension
- the Milky Way
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Via Lactea |
| Genitive | Viae Lacteae |
| Dative | Viae Lacteae |
| Accusative | Viam Lacteam |
| Ablative | Viā Lacteā |
| Vocative | Via Lactea |
| Locative | Viae Lacteae |
Descendants
[edit]- French: Voie lactée, voie lactée
- Galician: Vía Láctea
- Italian: Via Lattea
- Portuguese: Via Láctea
- Spanish: Vía Láctea
- → Middle English: Milky Wey (calque)
- English: Milky Way