sacena
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“cut”). Compare Latin secō (“I cut”) and saxum (“stone”)[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈkeː.na/
Noun
sacēna f (genitive sacēnae); first declension
- A kind of axe used in sacrifices
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sacēna | sacēnae |
| Genitive | sacēnae | sacēnārum |
| Dative | sacēnae | sacēnīs |
| Accusative | sacēnam | sacēnās |
| Ablative | sacēnā | sacēnīs |
| Vocative | sacēna | sacēnae |
References
- sacena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “sacena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 459