LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

castanea

castanea f (genitive castaneae)
Classical[kasˈta.ne.a]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtaː.ne.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea chestnut tree
    Stant et iūniperī et castaneae hirsūtaeHere stand junipers and shaggy chestnut treesc. 41 BCE – 39 BCE, Vergilius, Eclogae 7.53
  2. femininea chestnut (nut)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecastaneacastaneae
genitivecastaneaecastaneārum
dativecastaneaecastaneīs
accusativecastaneamcastaneās
ablativecastaneācastaneīs
vocativecastaneacastaneae

castănĕa, ae, f., = κάστανον.
I. The chestnut-tree, Col. 4, 33; 5, 10, 14; Pall. Febr. 25, 33; id. Nov. 7, 17; Plin. 16, 40, 78, § 212; 17, 20, 34, § 147 sq.; Verg. G. 2, 15; 2, 71.—
II. A chestnut, Verg. E. 1, 82; 7, 53; Plin. 13, 18, 32, § 110; 15, 28, 34, § 112; cf. appos. castaneae nuces, Verg. E. 2, 52; Ov. A. A. 2, 26, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancastanya
  • Occitancastanha
  • Franco-Provençalchâtagne
  • Old Frenchchastaigne
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecastanhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese castanna
  • Spanishcastañafrom Old Spanish castanna
  • Asturiancastaña
  • Falacastañafrom Old Galician-Portuguese castanna
  • Galiciancastañafrom Old Galician-Portuguese castanna
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancastagna
  • Corsicancastagna
  • Neapolitancastagna
  • Siciliancastagna
Balkan Romance
  • Aromaniancãstãnji
  • Megleno-Romaniancăstǫn'ă
Padanian
  • Friuliancjastine
  • Venetancastegna
Proto-Brythonic
  • Bretonkistin
  • Cornishkesten
  • Welshcastan
  • Welshcastanwydd
Elsewhere
  • Albaniangështenjë
  • Basquegaztaina
  • Czechkaštan
  • Estoniankasta
  • Irishcastánfrom Old Irish castán
  • Manxcastanfrom Old Irish castán
  • Scottish Gaeliccastanfrom Old Irish castán
  • Latgaliankaštans
  • Latviankastanis
  • Lithuaniankaštonas

Quick answers

What does castanea mean in Latin?
castanea, a noun, means “a chestnut tree; a chestnut (nut)”.
What is the genitive of castanea?
The genitive singular is castaneae. castanea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce castanea?
In classical Latin, [kasˈta.ne.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kasˈtaː.ne.a].