proper noun · femininefirst declension
Catina
Catina f sg (genitive Catinae)
Classical[ˈka.tɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ti.na]
Meaning
- femininesingularCatania (a town in Sicily, Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Catina | — |
| genitive | Catinae | — |
| dative | Catinae | — |
| accusative | Catinam | — |
| ablative | Catinā | — |
| vocative | Catina | — |
| locative | Catinae | — |
Cătĭna (in MSS. also Cătăna), ae (Cătănē, ēs, Sil. 14, 196), f., = Κατάνη,
I. a town on the east coast of Sicily, at the foot of Ætna, now Catania, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185; 2, 3, 83, § 192 al.—Hence,
II. Cătĭnensis (Cătĭnĭensis, Just. 4, 3, 4; and Cătă-nensis, Lact. 2, 4, 28), e, adj., belonging to Catina, of Catina:
civitas, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17: pumex, Juv. 8, 16: L. Manlius Catinensis, Cic. Fam. 13, 30, 1.—In plur.: Cătĭnenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Catina, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 120; 2, 3, 43, § 103.Origins
From Ancient Greek Κατάνη (Katánē, “Catania”)