[ˈar.de.a], [ˈar.de.a]
OriginCognate with Ancient Greek ἐρῳδιός (erōidiós, “heron”) and Serbo-Croatian róda (“stork”), either from a Proto-Indo-European root or more likely a common Mediterranean substrate source, as suggested by the irregular vowel variation and the limited distribution of cognates.
- declension-1, feminineheron
“Iam sibi tum a curvis male temperat unda carinis,
Cum medio celeres revolant ex aequore mergi
Clamoremque ferunt ad litora, cumque marinae
in sicco ludunt fulicae, notasque paludes” — See the billowing waves not spare the curved-keeled boats, as quick loons fly back from the deep and let resound their cry towards the shore, as the coot solaces on dry land and herons leave the ponds
- declension-1, feminine, singulara very ancient city of Latium, capital of the Rutuli
Formsardeae(genitive) · ardea(nominative, singular) · ardeae(nominative, plural) · ardeae(genitive, singular) · ardeārum(genitive, plural) · ardeae(dative, singular) · ardeīs(dative, plural) · ardeam(accusative, singular) · ardeās(accusative, plural) · ardeā(ablative, singular) · ardeīs(ablative, plural) · ardea(singular, vocative) · ardeae(plural, vocative) · Ardeae(genitive) · Ardea(nominative, singular) · Ardeae(genitive, singular) · Ardeae(dative, singular) · Ardeam(accusative, singular) · Ardeā(ablative, singular) · Ardea(singular, vocative)