LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Catana

Catana f sg (genitive Catanae)
Classical[ˈka.ta.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ta.na]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city on the east coast of Sicily, situated at the foot of the mount Etna, now Catania

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCatana—
genitiveCatanae—
dativeCatanae—
accusativeCatanam—
ablativeCatanā—
vocativeCatana—
locativeCatanae—

Cătăna, ae, v. Catina.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κατάνη (Katánē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCatanaCatana or CATINA (Κατάνη: Eth. Καταναῖος, Catanensis or Catinensis: Catania), a city on the E. coast of Sicily, situated about midway between Tauromen…

Quick answers

What does Catana mean in Latin?
Catana, a proper noun, means “a city on the east coast of Sicily, situated at the foot of the mount Etna, now Catania”.
What is the genitive of Catana?
The genitive singular is Catanae. Catana is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Catana?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.ta.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ta.na].