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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Caecīna1

Caecīna m sg (genitive Caecīnae)
Classical[kae̯ˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. a river in Etruria, now the Cecina

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaecīna—
genitiveCaecīnae—
dativeCaecīnae—
accusativeCaecīnam—
ablativeCaecīnā—
vocativeCaecīna—

Caecīna (Cēc-), ae, m.,
I. a surname in the gens Licinia, originating in Etruria (pure Etrusc. Ceicna, O. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 416), among whom the most celebrated is Licinius Cæcina, for whose Roman citizenship Cicero made the oration pro Caecinā, Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 1; 6, 6, 8; Suet. Caes. 75; cf. Sen. Q. N. 2, 39, 1; 2, 49, 1.—Hence, adj.: Caecīnĭānus, a, um: Caeciniana oratio, Mart. Cap. 5, § 527.

Origins

Descendants
  • ItalianCecina

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCaecinaCaecina. 9. A. CAECINA ALINUS (called in the Fasti A. Licinius Caecina), was quaestor in Baetica in Spain at the time of Nero's death, A. D. 68, and w…GeographyCaecinaCaecina or CECINA, a river of Etruria, mentioned both by Pliny and Mela, and still called Cecina. It flowed through the territory of Volaterrae, and a…
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Caecīna2
Caecīna m sg (genitive Caecīnae)
Classical[kae̯ˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. A Roman nomen — famously held by
  2. Aulus Caecina Severus, a Roman orator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCaecīna—
genitiveCaecīnae—
dativeCaecīnae—
accusativeCaecīnam—
ablativeCaecīnā—
vocativeCaecīna—

Caecīna (Cēc-), ae, m.,
I. a river in Etruria, now the Cecina, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—
II. A town in Etruria, Mel. 2, 4, 9.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCaecinaCaecina. 9. A. CAECINA ALINUS (called in the Fasti A. Licinius Caecina), was quaestor in Baetica in Spain at the time of Nero's death, A. D. 68, and w…GeographyCaecinaCaecina or CECINA, a river of Etruria, mentioned both by Pliny and Mela, and still called Cecina. It flowed through the territory of Volaterrae, and a…

Quick answers

What does Caecīna mean in Latin?
Caecīna, a proper noun, means “a river in Etruria, now the Cecina”.
What is the genitive of Caecīna?
The genitive singular is Caecīnae. Caecīna is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Caecīna?
In classical Latin, [kae̯ˈkiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃiː.na].