Divana

Latin

Etymology

Equivalent to the root of dīvus (god) + -āna. The feminine dīva (goddess) derived from deiva, from Proto-Italic *deiwā from Proto-Indo-European *deywós from *dyew- (heaven, day sky; to shine). Roughly akin to *deiwā + Proto-Indo-European *-néh₂. Later form Dīāna derived by syncope. Compare early Ancient Greek Διϝωνᾱ (Diwōnā) and Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), syncopated to Doric Greek Διώνᾱ (Diṓnā) and Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dīvāna f (genitive Dīvānae); first declension

  1. (Old Latin, religion) Old Italic divinity of light and of the moon; later the Roman goddess Diana identified as counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Dīvāna Dīvānae
Genitive Dīvānae Dīvānārum
Dative Dīvānae Dīvānīs
Accusative Dīvānam Dīvānās
Ablative Dīvānā Dīvānīs
Vocative Dīvāna Dīvānae

See also

References

  • Divana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Divana”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Divana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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