herna

See also: hérna

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:

From a root common to Ancient Greek χοιράς (khoirás, “like a hog; rock”) and Ζάραξ (Zárax, “name of a mountain”).
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Cognates include Latin hīrtus (“rough, rude”) and horreō (“I tremble”).

Noun

herna f (genitive hernae); first declension

stone, rock

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	herna	hernae
Genitive	hernae	hernārum
Dative	hernae	hernīs
Accusative	hernam	hernās
Ablative	hernā	hernīs
Vocative	herna	hernae

References

herna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
herna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “herna”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 643

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