LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · feminine

-erna

-erna f

Meaning

  1. femininemorphemea noun-forming suffix, used to denote a place or container
    cavus (“hollow, empty”) + -erna → caverna (“cavern”)

Origins

Related to -urnus, rnus.

Quick answers

What does -erna mean in Latin?
-erna, a suffix, means “a noun-forming suffix, used to denote a place or container”.