LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

basterna

basterna f (genitive basternae)
Classical[basˈtɛr.na]Ecclesiastical[basˈtɛr.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of enclosed animal-borne litter.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebasternabasternae
genitivebasternaebasternārum
dativebasternaebasternīs
accusativebasternambasternās
ablativebasternābasternīs
vocativebasternabasternae

basterna, ae, f.,
I. a sedan chair or litter, enclosed on all sides, and carried by mules, Pall. 7, 2, 3; Lampr. Elag. 21; Amm. 14, 6, 16; Hier. Ep. 22 ad Eustoch. n. 16; cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 12, 5.

Origins

Probably from Etruscan.

Descendants
  • Frenchbasterne
  • Italianbasterna
  • Ancient Greekβαστέρνιον

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBasternaBasterna a kind of litter (lectica) in which women were carried in the time of the Roman emperors. It appears to have resembled the lectica [LECTICA] …

Quick answers

What does basterna mean in Latin?
basterna, a noun, means “A kind of enclosed animal-borne litter.”.
What is the genitive of basterna?
The genitive singular is basternae. basterna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce basterna?
In classical Latin, [basˈtɛr.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [basˈtɛr.na].