LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alisna

*alisna f (oblique *alisnam)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancefemininereconstructionawl

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/aˈlesna//aˈlesnas/

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *alasnu (“awl”).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanalena
  • Occitanalzenafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Occitanalsenafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Aragoneselesna
  • Gasconlesenafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Gasconlesiafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Gasconlisiafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Gasconlasiafrom Old Occitan alsena
  • Vivaro-Alpinelesenafrom Old Occitan alsena
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishalesnafrom Old Spanish alesna
  • Spanishlesnafrom Old Spanish alesna
  • Spanishleznafrom Old Spanish alesna
  • Asturianllesna
  • Asturianllédena
  • Asturianllexina
Italo-Romance
  • Italianlesina
  • Frenchlésinefrom Italian lesina
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchalênefrom Old French alesne
  • Frenchalènefrom Old French alesne
  • Normanalêne
Padanian
  • Emilianleisna
  • Emilianlesna
  • Ligurianlæxina
  • Ligurianlèixna
  • Ligurianlèixa
  • Ligurianlérna
  • Lombardlisna
  • Lombardlesna
  • Piedmonteselèisna
  • Piedmonteselaisna

Quick answers

What does alisna mean in Latin?
alisna, a noun, means “awl”.