LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

carīna1

carīna f (genitive carīnae)
Classical[kaˈriː.na]Ecclesiastical[kaˈriː.na]

Meaning

  1. keel or hull of a ship
  2. figurativelyship
  3. half of a walnut shell

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pars īnfima nāvis; nāvis ipsa
carīna -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarīnacarīnae
genitivecarīnaecarīnārum
dativecarīnaecarīnīs
accusativecarīnamcarīnās
ablativecarīnācarīnīs
vocativecarīnacarīnae

cărīna, ae, f. cf. κάρυον, cornu.
I. The keel of a ship, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 42; Caes. B. G. 3, 13; id. B. C. 1, 54; Liv. 22, 20, 2; 28, 8, 14; Tac. A. 2, 6; Curt. 7, 3, 9; 10, 1, 19; Ov. M. 14, 552; id. P. 4, 3, 5.—In the poets very freq. (in Ovid's Met. alone about thirty times).—
II. Meton.
A. (Pars pro toto.) A vessel, boat, ship, Enn. Ann. 379; 476; 560 Vahl.; Cat. 64, 10; 64, 250; Prop. 3 (4), 9, 35; Verg. G. 1, 303; 1, 360; 2, 445; id. A. 2, 23; 4, 398; 5, 158; Hor. C. 1, 4, 2; 1, 14, 7; id. Epod. 10, 20; Ov. M. 1, 134.—
B. Transf., of objects of similar form; of the shells of nuts, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 88; of the bodies of dogs, Nemes. Cyneg. 110 Wernsd.; cf. Schol. Stat. Th. 11, 512 and 2. carino.—
2. Esp. freq. as nom. propr.: Cărīnae, ārum, f., the Keels, a celebrated quarter in the fourth region of Rome, between the Cœlian and Esquiline Hills, now S. Pietro in vincoli, Varr. L. L. 5, § 46 sq.; Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 7; Liv. 26, 10, 1; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 48; Suet. Gram. 15 al.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 1, p. 522 sq.: lautae, Verg. A. 8, 361 Serv.—Here stood also the house of Pompey, Suet. Tib. 15; id. Gram. 15; hence the humorous play upon the word carinae, ships' keels, Vell. 2, 77, 1; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 84; cf. Dio. Cass. 48, 38, p. 555.
Cărīna, ae, f.,
I. a town of Troas, Plin. 5, 32, 41, § 145.

Origins

Cognate with Welsh ceri (“stone of a fruit”) and Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”). The earliest attested meaning is "ship's keel", though whether the original meaning was "keel" or "walnut shell" is unclear. The further origin is disputed: * Borrowed from a European substrate, whence also the Welsh and Greek terms. Alternatively, borrowed from Greek, itself borrowed from said substrate. * From a Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard”), and compared further to cancer (“crab”). * From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancarena
  • Frenchcarènefrom Italian carena
  • Englishcarenefrom Italian carena
  • Englishcareenfrom Italian carena
  • Siciliancarina
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancarena
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcarena
  • Galiciancarena
Elsewhere
  • Englishcarina
  • Welshcerwynfrom Vulgar Latin *cerēna
  • Greekκαρίνα
  • TranslingualCarinacea
Gallo-Italic
  • Liguriancarena

In English words that came into English from carīna

  • careencarīna
  • carinacarīna
  • carinatecarīnātus
  • carenecarīna
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Carīna2
Carīna m sg (genitive Carīnae)
Classical[kaˈriː.na]Ecclesiastical[kaˈriː.na]

Meaning

  1. a town in Phrygia, mentioned by Pliny
  2. A mountain of Crete

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCarīna—
genitiveCarīnae—
dativeCarīnae—
accusativeCarīnam—
ablativeCarīnā—
vocativeCarīna—
locativeCarīnae—

Cărīna, ae, m.,
I. a mountain in Crete, Plin. 21, 14, 46, § 79.

Quick answers

What does carīna mean in Latin?
carīna, a noun, means “keel or hull of a ship; ship; half of a walnut shell”.
What is the genitive of carīna?
The genitive singular is carīnae. carīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce carīna?
In classical Latin, [kaˈriː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈriː.na].
Which English words come from carīna?
English words that go back to Latin carīna include careen, carina, carene and carinate.