Henna
See also: henna, hénna, and henną
Finnish
Etymology
Short form of Henriikka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ]
- Rhymes: -enːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Hen‧na
Proper noun
Henna
- a female given name
- A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.
Declension
| Inflection of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Henna | Hennat | |
| genitive | Hennan | Hennojen | |
| partitive | Hennaa | Hennoja | |
| illative | Hennaan | Hennoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Henna | Hennat | |
| accusative | nom. | Henna | Hennat |
| gen. | Hennan | ||
| genitive | Hennan | Hennojen Hennainrare | |
| partitive | Hennaa | Hennoja | |
| inessive | Hennassa | Hennoissa | |
| elative | Hennasta | Hennoista | |
| illative | Hennaan | Hennoihin | |
| adessive | Hennalla | Hennoilla | |
| ablative | Hennalta | Hennoilta | |
| allative | Hennalle | Hennoille | |
| essive | Hennana | Hennoina | |
| translative | Hennaksi | Hennoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Hennoin | |
| abessive | Hennatta | Hennoitta | |
| comitative | — | Hennoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Henna (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Hennani | Hennamme |
| 2nd person | Hennasi | Hennanne |
| 3rd person | Hennansa | |
Related terms
- Henni
Anagrams
- Hanne
German
Etymology
From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛna/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
Audio (file)
Noun
Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)
- (countable) Short for Hennastrauch, a shrub, Lawsonia inermis.
- (uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
- 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Jonny Gigolo”, in Udotopia:
- Ob blond, ob braun, ob schwarz, ob Henna / Und manchmal steht er auch auf Männer
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Declension of Henna [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein, eine | das, die | Henna |
| genitive | eines, einer | des, der | Hennas, Henna |
| dative | einem, einer | dem, der | Henna |
| accusative | ein, eine | das, die | Henna |
Further reading
- “Henna” in Duden online
- “Henna” in Duden online
- “Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhen.na/, [ˈhɛnːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈen.na/, [ˈɛnːä]
Proper noun
Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension
- One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Henna |
| Genitive | Hennae |
| Dative | Hennae |
| Accusative | Hennam |
| Ablative | Hennā |
| Vocative | Henna |
| Locative | Hennae |
Derived terms
- Hennēnsis
Related terms
- Hennaeus
References
- “Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Henna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette