sacena
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Traditionally linked to Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), whence also Latin secō (“I cut”) and saxum (“stone”),[1] but the root vowel /a/ and the suffix remain unexplained.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈkeː.na/, [s̠äˈkeːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈt͡ʃe.na/, [säˈt͡ʃɛːnä]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sacēna | sacēnae |
| Genitive | sacēnae | sacēnārum |
| Dative | sacēnae | sacēnīs |
| Accusative | sacēnam | sacēnās |
| Ablative | sacēnā | sacēnīs |
| Vocative | sacēna | sacēnae |
References
- Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “sacena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 459
Further reading
- sacena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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