Laverna
English
editProper noun
editLaverna
- (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
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“profit, gain”). Cognate with lucrum.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laˈu̯er.na/, [ɫ̪äˈu̯ɛrnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laˈver.na/, [läˈvɛrnä]
Proper noun
editLaverna f sg (genitive Lavernae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Laverna |
Genitive | Lavernae |
Dative | Lavernae |
Accusative | Lavernam |
Ablative | Lavernā |
Vocative | Laverna |
Derived terms
editReferences
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.
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