laena

See also: læna

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek χλαῖνᾰ (khlaîna, cloak, wrapper).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.na/, [ˈɫae̯.na]

Noun

laena f (genitive laenae); first declension

  1. a thick, often richly decorated woolen cloak worn over a toga or pallium, usually fastened by a pin

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative laena laenae
Genitive laenae laenārum
Dative laenae laenīs
Accusative laenam laenās
Ablative laenā laenīs
Vocative laena laenae

References

  • laena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • laena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • laena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • laena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • laena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • laena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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