agna

See also: ägna

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LatinEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From agnus (“lamb”).

NounEdit

agna f (genitive agnae); first declension

1. A ewe lamb.

InflectionEdit

Note that the ablative plural has the alternative form agnabus. First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	agna	agnae
genitive	agnae	agnārum
dative	agnae	agnīs
accusative	agnam	agnās
ablative	agnā	agnīs
vocative	agna	agnae

Related termsEdit

• agnellus
• agniculus
• agnīna

• agnīnus
• agnus

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare English awn, Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

NounEdit

agna f (genitive agnae); first declension

1. A blade, straw; ear of grain.

InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	agna	agnae
genitive	agnae	agnārum
dative	agnae	agnīs
accusative	agnam	agnās
ablative	agnā	agnīs
vocative	agna	agnae

ReferencesEdit

• agna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• agna in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• agna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• agna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

•  IPA^(key): /aŋna/

VerbEdit

agna (present agnar, preterite agnade, supine agnat, imperative agna)

1. to bait; to affix bait to a fishing tool

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of agna (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	agna	agnas
Present tense	agnar	agnas
Past tense	agnade	agnades
Supine	agnat	agnats
Imperative	agna	—
Present participle	agnande
Past participle	agnad