ludia in Latin

IPA: [ˈɫuː.di.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈluː.d̪i.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From lūdius (“gladiator; performer”) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts to masculine nouns), from the root of lūdus (“game, sport, play”) and lūdō (“to play, to appear in a public game”). Etymology templates: {{af|la|lūdius|-a|id2=feminine|pos2=suffix forming feminine counterparts to masculine nouns|t1=gladiator; performer}} lūdius (“gladiator; performer”) + -a (suffix forming feminine counterparts to masculine nouns) Head templates: {{la-noun|lūdia<1>|g=f|m=lūdius}} lūdia f (genitive lūdiae, masculine lūdius); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lūdia<1>}} Forms: lūdia [canonical, feminine], lūdiae [genitive], lūdius [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], lūdia [nominative, singular], lūdiae [nominative, plural], lūdiae [genitive, singular], lūdiārum [genitive, plural], lūdiae [dative, singular], lūdiīs [dative, plural], lūdiam [accusative, singular], lūdiās [accusative, plural], lūdiā [ablative, singular], lūdiīs [ablative, plural], lūdia [singular, vocative], lūdiae [plural, vocative]

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"ludia" meaning in Latin

Noun