LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

agna1

agna f (genitive agnae)
Classical[ˈaŋ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈaɲ.ɲa]

Meaning

  1. feminineA ewe lamb.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagnaagnae
genitiveagnaeagnārum
dativeagnaeagnīs
accusativeagnamagnās
ablativeagnāagnīs
vocativeagnaagnae

agna, ae (
I. abl. plur. agnabus, Hier. Retr. 2, 55, 1), f. agnus, a ewe lamb, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 2; Vulg. Gen. 21, 28: humilis, Hor. C. 2, 17, 32: pulla, id. S. 1, 8, 27: muta, id. ib. 2, 3, 19: nitida, id. ib. 2, 3, 214: novella, Ov. P. 1, 118: pavens, id. M. 6, 527: tenera, Stat. Th. 8, 576.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂egʷnós
  2. Proto-Italic*agʷnos
  3. Latinagna

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin agna From agnus (“lamb”) + -a (feminine suffix).

noun · femininefirst declension
agna2
agna f (genitive agnae)
Classical[ˈaŋ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈaɲ.ɲa]

Meaning

  1. feminineA blade, straw; ear of grain.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeagnaagnae
genitiveagnaeagnārum
dativeagnaeagnīs
accusativeagnamagnās
ablativeagnāagnīs
vocativeagnaagnae

agna, ae, f.,
I. a blade, a straw, Fest. s. v. pennatus, p. 211 Müull. [kindr. with 2. acus, q. v.; cf. Aufrecht in Zeitschr. für vergl. Sprachf. 1, p. 354].

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare English awn, Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“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”).

Quick answers

What does agna mean in Latin?
agna, a noun, means “A ewe lamb.”.
What is the genitive of agna?
The genitive singular is agnae. agna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce agna?
In classical Latin, [ˈaŋ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaɲ.ɲa].
Where does agna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós → Proto-Italic *agʷnos → Latin agna.