Carina
See also: carina
English
Etymology 1
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)
Proper noun
Carina
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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See also
Etymology 2
Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.
Danish
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈriː.na/, [käˈriːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈri.na/, [käˈriːnä]
Proper noun
Carīna m sg (genitive Carīnae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Carīna |
Genitive | Carīnae |
Dative | Carīnae |
Accusative | Carīnam |
Ablative | Carīnā |
Vocative | Carīna |
Locative | Carīnae |
References
- Carina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Karina (given name)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾina/ [kaˈɾi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Ca‧ri‧na
Swedish
Etymology
Latinate form of Karin. Can also be associated with Latin Carina. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1877.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka²riːna/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Karina
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 46 821 females with the given name Carina living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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