LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

annōna1

annōna f (genitive annōnae)
Classical[anˈnoː.na]Ecclesiastical[anˈnɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. yearly produce, yearly income, annual output
  2. corn, grain; means of subsistence
  3. metonymicallyprice of grain, or of some other food
  4. figurativelythe prices, the market
  5. provisions, supplies, rations

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeannōnaannōnae
genitiveannōnaeannōnārum
dativeannōnaeannōnīs
accusativeannōnamannōnās
ablativeannōnāannōnīs
vocativeannōnaannōnae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

annona cara est
corn is dear.
annona ingravescit, crescit
the price of corn is going up.
hac annona (Plaut. Trin. 2. 4. 83)
when corn is as dear as it is.
annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
the price of corn is going down.
difficultas annonae (Imp. Pomp. 15. 44)
want of corn; scarcity in the corn-market.
caritas annonae (opp. vilitas), also simply annona
dearth of corn; high prices.
ad denarios L in singulos modios annona pervenerat
corn had gone up to 50 denarii the bushel.

annōna, ae, f. from annus, as pomona from pomum.
I. In gen., the yearly produce, the annual income of natural products, in the widest sense (cf.: cibaria annua, Cato, R. R. 60): vectigal novum ex salariā annonā, Liv. 29, 37: lactis, Col. 8, 17, 13: musti, id. 3, 21, 6; 3, 3, 10.—
II. Esp.
A. Means of subsistence, and, for the most part, corn or grain: annona nisi in calamitate pretium non habet, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98: vilitas annonae ex summā inopiā et caritate rei frumentariae consecuta est, id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 44: uberrimus ager ad varietates annonae horreum populi Romani fore videbatur, Liv. 7, 31: clausis annonae subsidiis, Tac. H. 3, 48 fin.: provincia annonae fecunda, id. ib. 1, 11; cf. Suet. Aug. 18: annonae curam agere, id. Claud. 18; cf. id. Tib. 8: praebebant annonam regi, Vulg. 3 Reg. 4, 7; ib. 4 Reg. 25, 30; ib. Dan. 1, 5 al.—Sometimes contrasted with frumentum, as provisions in gen.: copia frumenti et annona tolerabilis rerum aliarum, a supply, Liv 35, 44.—
B. 1.. Meton., the price of grain or other food: quom cara annona sit, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 35; id. Stich. 1, 3, 25; Ter. And. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Div. 2, 27 fin.: annona est gravis, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 53; so Suet. Aug. 25: incendere annonam, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 16: jam ad denarios quinquaginta in singulos modios annona pervenerat, Caes. B. C. 1, 52: nihil mutavit annona, Liv. 5, 12 (cf. id. 2, 34: annona vetus): annona acris, Tac. A. 4, 6: gravitas annonae, id. ib. 6, 13: in annonae difficultatibus, Suet. Aug. 41: annona macelli, id. Tib. 34.—
2. Trop., the prices, the market: Qui homines probi essent, esset īs annona vilior, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 140: Vilis amicorum est annona, bonis ubi quid deest, cheap indeed is the market of friendship, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 24: his opibus numquam cara est annona veneni, Juv. 9, 100.—Hence sometimes,
C. Dearness: cena hac annonā est sine sacris hereditas, at the present (i. e. high) market-price, at the present dear rate, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 83: ob annonae causam, Cic. Dom. 5.—
D. In milit. lang., provisions, supplies: necessitas annonam pariter et arma portandi, Veg. Mil. 1, 19: annona decem et septem dierum, Amm. 17, 9.—Hence, meton., the loaves of bread them selves, rations (in this sense only in the plur.): ceteri annonas binas aut ternas accipiebant, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 42; cf. Cod. Th. 7,5.—
E. Personified, the goddess of the yearly produce: ANNONAE SANCTAE AELIVS VITALIO, etc., Inscr. Orell. 1810.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *atnoznā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂étnos (“year”) + *(s)h₁osnéh₂ (“harvest”), the first element equivalent to annus; compare Proto-Germanic *asnō (“harvest, earning, wage”) for the second element.

Descendants
  • Frenchannone
  • Italianannona
  • Spanishanona
  • Basqueanoa
  • Gothic𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍉
  • Sicilianannuna
  • TranslingualAnnona

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAnnonaAnnona is used to signify, 1, the produce of the year in corn, fruit,,wine, &c.: hence, 2, provisions in general, especially the corn which, in the la…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Annōna2
Annōna f (genitive Annōnae)
Classical[anˈnoː.na]Ecclesiastical[anˈnɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAnnōnaAnnōnae
genitiveAnnōnaeAnnōnārum
dativeAnnōnaeAnnōnīs
accusativeAnnōnamAnnōnās
ablativeAnnōnāAnnōnīs
vocativeAnnōnaAnnōnae

Origins

From annōna (“yearly produce”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAnnonaAnnona is used to signify, 1, the produce of the year in corn, fruit,,wine, &c.: hence, 2, provisions in general, especially the corn which, in the la…

Quick answers

What does annōna mean in Latin?
annōna, a noun, means “yearly produce, yearly income, annual output; corn, grain; means of subsistence”.
What is the genitive of annōna?
The genitive singular is annōnae. annōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce annōna?
In classical Latin, [anˈnoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈnɔː.na].