LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

asināta

asināta f (genitive asinātae)
Classical[a.sɪˈnaː.ta]Ecclesiastical[a.s̬iˈnaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. a donkey’s burden, a load as great as an ass can carry
  2. a unit of capacity for grains and wine, of varying definition, ranging from six to nine bichets (with the bichet itself lacking a universally fixed definition)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasinātaasinātae
genitiveasinātaeasinātārum
dativeasinātaeasinātīs
accusativeasinātamasinātās
ablativeasinātāasinātīs
vocativeasinātaasinātae

Origins

Formed from asinus (“ass, donkey”) + -āta (suffix forming nouns), perhaps as a calque of Old French asnée, whence French ânée.

Quick answers

What does asināta mean in Latin?
asināta, a noun, means “a donkey’s burden, a load as great as an ass can carry”.
What is the genitive of asināta?
The genitive singular is asinātae. asināta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce asināta?
In classical Latin, [a.sɪˈnaː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.s̬iˈnaː.ta].