LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

asina1

asina f (genitive asinae)
Classical[ˈa.sɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.s̬i.na]

Meaning

  1. femininea she-ass
    116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 2.8.1
    116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 2.8.6

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasinaasinae
genitiveasinaeasinārum
dativeasinaeasinābus
accusativeasinamasinās
ablativeasināasinābus
vocativeasinaasinae

ăsĭna, ae, f. (dat. and
I. abl. plur. asinabus rest only on the assertion of Prisc. p. 733 P.; Rhem Pal. 1365 P., and Phoc. p. 1707 P.: asinis, Plin. 11, 40, 95, § 233, acc. to which it should be considered as masc.; cf. Schneid. Gr. II. p. 26; Charis. p. 39, and Rudd. I. p. 50, n. 31) [asinus].
I. A she-ass, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 1 and 6; so Col. 6, 37, 4; Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 171; Pall. 1, 35 fin.; Vulg. Gen. 12, 16; ib. Num. 22, 21 sqq.; ib. Matt. 21, 2; ib. Joan. 12, 15 et persaepe: molendaria, Dig. 33, 7, 18.—
II. Asina, a Roman cognomen, e. g. Cn. Scipio Asina, Macr. S 1, 6.

Origins

From asinus. Also see -a.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianasină
Italo-Romance
  • Italianasina
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Asina2
Asina m sg (genitive Asinae)
Classical[ˈa.sɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.s̬i.na]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman agnomen applied to two members of gēns Cornēlia
    27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 22.34.1
    c. 400 CE, Macrobius, S 1.6
  2. masculinesingularCn. Cornelius Scipio Asina (3rd century B.C.E.), Roman general who fought in the First Punic War, consul in 260 and 254, father of P. Cornelius Scipio Asina
  3. masculinesingularP. Cornelius Scipio Asina (c. 260–p. 211 B.C.E.), Roman general who campaigned against the Histri, consul in 221 and interrex 216, son of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAsina—
genitiveAsinae—
dativeAsinae—
accusativeAsinam—
ablativeAsinā—
vocativeAsina—

Origins

The political opponents of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina attributed this pejorative agnomen (from asina, “she-ass”) to him after his humiliating defeat and capture by the naval forces of the Carthaginian hypostrategos Boödes at the Battle of Lipara in 260 B.C.E..

Quick answers

What does asina mean in Latin?
asina, a noun, means “a she-ass”.
What is the genitive of asina?
The genitive singular is asinae. asina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce asina?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.sɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.s̬i.na].