Levana
See also: levana
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin levare (“to lift”).
Proper noun edit
Levana
- (Roman mythology) An Ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals relating to childbirth.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From levō (“I lift”) + -ānus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leˈu̯aː.na/, [ɫ̪eˈu̯äːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈva.na/, [leˈväːnä]
Proper noun edit
Levāna f sg (genitive Levānae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Levāna |
| Genitive | Levānae |
| Dative | Levānae |
| Accusative | Levānam |
| Ablative | Levānā |
| Vocative | Levāna |
References edit
- “Levana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Levana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.