LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

angina

angina f (genitive anginae)
Classical[ˈaŋ.ɡɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈan̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.na]

Meaning

  1. femininechoking, suffocation
  2. femininequinsy, tonsillitis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanginaanginae
genitiveanginaeanginārum
dativeanginaeanginīs
accusativeanginamanginās
ablativeangināanginīs
vocativeanginaanginae

angĭna (for the quantity of the pen.,
I. v. the foll. examples, and cf. Wagner ad Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 139), ae, f. ἀγχόνη; v. ango.
I. The quinsy, as suffocating: Insperato abiit quam unā angina sustulit horā, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 35, 9: Sues moriuntur angĭnā acri acerrume, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 139: Angĭna verŏ sibi mixtum sale poscit acetum, Ser. Samm. 282; Cels. 2, 10; 4, 4; Plin. 23, 2, 29, § 61 al.: anginam vinariam habere dicuntur, qui vino suffocantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 28 Müll.—
II. Trop.: angina mentis, distress of mind, produced by physical disease, Tert. Anim. 48.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγχόνη (ankhónē, “strangling”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanangina
  • Englishangina
  • Frenchangine
  • GermanAngina
  • Italianangina
  • Portugueseangina
  • Spanishangina
  • Dutchangina
  • Esperantoangino
  • Galiciananxina
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålangina
  • Norwegian Nynorskangina

In English words that came into English from angina

  • anginaangina
  • herpanginaangina

Quick answers

What does angina mean in Latin?
angina, a noun, means “choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis”.
What is the genitive of angina?
The genitive singular is anginae. angina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce angina?
In classical Latin, [ˈaŋ.ɡɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈan̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.na].