LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

auchēnia

auchēnia f (genitive auchēniae)
Classical[au̯ˈkʰeː.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈkɛː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. obsoleteAny member of the genus Auchenia, now synonymized with the genus Lama.
    Rami duo maxillae inferioris distincti manent in Lemuribus, in Carnivoris, plerisque Edentatis, in Gliribus et (si excipimus Camelum et Aucheniam) etiam in Ruminantibns^([sic]).The two branches of the lower jaw remain distinct in Lemurs, in Carnivora, in most Edentates, in dormice and (if we except the Camel and Auchenia) even in Ruminants.1864, Jan van der Hoeven, Philosophia Zoologica, E. J. Brill, page 182:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauchēniaauchēniae
genitiveauchēniaeauchēniārum
dativeauchēniaeauchēniīs
accusativeauchēniamauchēniās
ablativeauchēniāauchēniīs
vocativeauchēniaauchēniae

Origins

Borrowed from Translingual Auchenia.

Quick answers

What does auchēnia mean in Latin?
auchēnia, a noun, means “Any member of the genus Auchenia, now synonymized with the genus Lama.”.
What is the genitive of auchēnia?
The genitive singular is auchēniae. auchēnia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce auchēnia?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈkʰeː.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈkɛː.ni.a].