Via Lactea

== 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.te.a] === Proper noun === Via Lactea f sg (genitive Viae Lacteae); first declension the Milky Way Synonym: Circulus Lacteus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only. ==== 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