agna

See also: ägna

Latin

Etymology 1

From agnus (“lamb”).

Noun

agna f (genitive agnae); first declension

  1. A ewe lamb.
Inflection

Note that the ablative plural has the alternative form agnabus. First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative agna agnae
Genitive agnae agnārum
Dative agnae agnīs
Accusative agnam agnās
Ablative agnā agnīs
Vocative agna agnae

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare English awn, Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun

agna f (genitive agnae); first declension

  1. A blade, straw; ear of grain.
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative agna agnae
Genitive agnae agnārum
Dative agnae agnīs
Accusative agnam agnās
Ablative agnā agnīs
Vocative agna agnae

References
  • agna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • agna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • agna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • agna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Swedish

Pronunciation
  •  IPA(key): /aŋna/

Verb

agna (present agnar, preterite agnade, supine agnat, imperative agna)

  1. to bait; to affix bait to a fishing tool

Conjugation
Conjugation of agna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive agna agnas
Present tense agnar agnas
Past tense agnade agnades
Supine agnat agnats
Imperative agna —
Present participle agnande
Past participle agnad
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