LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

axungia

axungia f (genitive axungiae)
Classical[akˈsʊŋ.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[akˈsun̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineaxle grease

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaxungiaaxungiae
genitiveaxungiaeaxungiārum
dativeaxungiaeaxungiīs
accusativeaxungiamaxungiās
ablativeaxungiāaxungiīs
vocativeaxungiaaxungiae

axungĭa, ae, f. axis-ungo,
I. axle-tree grease, wagon grease.
I. Lit., Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 135; 28, 10, 43, § 156.—Hence,
II. In gen., grease, fat, Pall. 1, 17, 3; Veg. 4, 10, 3; 4, 12, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Latinaxungia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axis Latin ungo Latin axungia From axis (“axis”) + ungo (“to smear”).

Descendants
  • Catalanensunya
  • Catalanxulla
  • Frenchaxonge
  • Englishaxungefrom French axonge
  • Italiansugna
  • Portugueseenxúndia
  • Romanianosânză
  • Sardinianasúngia
  • Sardinianassunza
  • Spanishenjundia

In English words that came into English from axungia

  • axungeaxungia

Quick answers

What does axungia mean in Latin?
axungia, a noun, means “axle grease”.
What is the genitive of axungia?
The genitive singular is axungiae. axungia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce axungia?
In classical Latin, [akˈsʊŋ.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [akˈsun̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.a].
Where does axungia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? → Latin axungia.