LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

aiūnāre

*aiūnāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionfast (abstain from food)

Origins

From a modification of iēiūnāre via a form *iaiūnāre (cf. iaiūnus, the older form of ieiūnus), or through dissimilation. Alternatively through a root *adiūnāre, with the prefix ad-.

Balkan Romance
  • Romanianajuna
  • Albanianagjëroj
  • Aromanianagiun
Ibero Romance
  • Spanishayunar
  • Asturianayunar
  • Mirandeseayunar
  • Mirandeseaiunar

Quick answers

What does aiūnāre mean in Latin?
aiūnāre, a verb, means “fast (abstain from food)”.