noun · femininefirst declension
arvīna
arvīna f (genitive arvīnae)
Meaning
- fat, especially suet or lard
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arvīna | arvīnae |
| genitive | arvīnae | arvīnārum |
| dative | arvīnae | arvīnīs |
| accusative | arvīnam | arvīnās |
| ablative | arvīnā | arvīnīs |
| vocative | arvīna | arvīnae |
arvīna, ae, f.
I. Grease, fat, suet, lard.
A. In gen.: pinguis, * Verg. A. 7, 627 (secundum Suetonium arvina est durum pingue, quod est inter cutem et viscus, Serv.).—
B. Esp.
a. Of the victim in a sacrifice (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Exod. 29, 22; ib. Lev. 3, 15; so the dim. arvinula, * ib. ib. 8, 16.—
b. Of a person:
de latere ejus arvina dependet, Vulg. Job, 15, 27.—II. Greasiness, fatness, in gen., Prud. Cath. 7, 9; Sid. Ep. 8, 14.—
III. Arvīna, a surname of the dictator A. Cornelius Cossus, Liv. 8, 38.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
arvīna ae, f
grease, fat, lard: pinguis, V.
Origins
Maybe from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Ancient Greek ὀρύα (orúa, “kind of sausage”).