LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

agīna

agīna f (genitive agīnae)

Meaning

  1. The opening of the upper part of a balance, in which the tongue moves

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagīnaagīnae
genitiveagīnaeagīnārum
dativeagīnaeagīnīs
accusativeagīnamagīnās
ablativeagīnāagīnīs
vocativeagīnaagīnae

ăgīna, ae, f. ago,
I. the opening in the upper part of a balance, in which the tongue moves (agitur), Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.; cf. also Tert. adv. Herm. 41; Pudic. 9.— Hence, † ăgīnātōres dicuntur, qui parvo lucro moventur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.

Origins

From agō (“to do, act”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseasinhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese asinha
  • Portugueseaginhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese asinha
  • Spanishaínafrom Old Spanish ayna
  • Asturianaína
  • Asturianaxina
  • Galicianaxiñafrom Old Galician-Portuguese asinha
Italo-Romance
  • Central Italianaina
  • Old Italianaina
  • Old Italianagina

Quick answers

What does agīna mean in Latin?
agīna, a noun, means “The opening of the upper part of a balance, in which the tongue moves”.
What is the genitive of agīna?
The genitive singular is agīnae. agīna is feminine, first declension.