Via Lactea
See also: Vía Láctea and Via Láctea
Latin
Etymology
From via (“road, way”) + lactea (the feminine form of lacteus (“milky”)). Calque of Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (κύκλος) (galaxías (kúklos)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwi.a ˈɫak.te.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.a ˈlak.t̪e.a]
Proper noun
Via Lactea f sg (genitive Viae Lacteae); first declension
- the Milky Way
Declension
First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Via Lactea |
| genitive | Viae Lacteae |
| dative | Viae Lacteae |
| accusative | Viam Lacteam |
| ablative | Viā Lacteā |
| vocative | Via Lactea |
| locative | Viae Lacteae |
Descendants
- 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