Latin

Noun

agna f ‎(genitive agnae); first declension

1. A ewe lamb.

Inflection

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

Related terms

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

agna f ‎(genitive agnae); first declension

1. A blade, straw; ear of grain.

Inflection

First declension.

References

• 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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “agna”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Swedish

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): /aŋna/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation