Camena
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Older form in Casmēna. Traditionally associated with carmen (“chant, song, poem”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈmeː.na/, [käˈmeːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈme.na/, [käˈmɛːnä]
Noun edit
Camēna f sg (genitive Camēnae); first declension
- a water-nymph of the Romans (e.g. Egeria)
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 1.21.3:
- lūcus erat, quem medium ex opācō specū fōns perennī rigābat aquā. quō quia sē persaepe Numa sine arbitrīs velut ad congressum deae inferēbat, Camēnīs eum lūcum sacrāvit, quod eārum ibi concilia cum conjuge suā Ēgeriā essent.
- a muse
- 3rd century BCE, Livius Andronicus, Odusia 1.1:
- Virum mihi, Camēna, īnsece versūtum.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Camēna | Camēnae |
| Genitive | Camēnae | Camēnārum |
| Dative | Camēnae | Camēnīs |
| Accusative | Camēnam | Camēnās |
| Ablative | Camēnā | Camēnīs |
| Vocative | Camēna | Camēnae |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Camena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Camena in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “Camena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic камень (kamenĭ, “stone”).
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Camena f