cadeña

Ligurian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin catēna, from Proto-Italic *katesnā. of further unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈde.ŋa/

Noun

cadeña f (plural cadeñe)

1. chain (series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)
   • 1630, Gian Giacomo Cavalli, “Rime servili”, in Çittara zeneize‎^[1], section I (section 1), lines 1–3; republished as Giuseppe Maria Priani, editor, Genoa: Giovanni Franchelli, 1745:

     Per fâme un vero scciavo da cadeña,
     E per poeime a sò posta strapaççâ,
     Amô m'ha fæto un tiro da corsâ

     In order to make me into a real chained slave, and to be able to mistreat me himself, Love has played a sneaky trick against me

     (literally, “To make me a true slave of chain, […] ”)