Laverna
English edit
Proper noun edit
Laverna
- (Roman mythology) A goddess of thieves and impostors.
- (chiefly US) A female given name from Latin, probably a latinized version of the earlier and much more popular Laverne.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Cognate with lucrum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈu̯er.na/, [ɫ̪äˈu̯ɛrnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈver.na/, [läˈvɛrnä]
Proper noun edit
Laverna f sg (genitive Lavernae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Laverna |
| Genitive | Lavernae |
| Dative | Lavernae |
| Accusative | Lavernam |
| Ablative | Lavernā |
| Vocative | Laverna |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Laverna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Laverna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Laverna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.