sacena
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /saˈkeː.na/, [s̠äˈkeːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈt͡ʃe.na/, [säˈt͡ʃɛːnä]
Noun
[edit]sacēna f (genitive sacēnae); first declension
- A kind of axe used in sacrifices
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sacēna | sacēnae |
| genitive | sacēnae | sacēnārum |
| dative | sacēnae | sacēnīs |
| accusative | sacēnam | sacēnās |
| ablative | sacēnā | sacēnīs |
| vocative | sacēna | sacēnae |
References
[edit]- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “sacena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 459
Further reading
[edit]- sacena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.