LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cernē

Cernē f sg (genitive Cernēs)
Classical[ˈkɛr.neː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛr.ne]

Meaning

  1. an island of West Africa
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 6.198–199
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 10.9.1

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέρνη (Kérnē)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCerneCerne (Κέρνη), an island of the Atlantic, off the W. coast of Africa, discovered and colonized in the voyage of Hanno, and from that time the great em…

Quick answers

What does Cernē mean in Latin?
Cernē, a proper noun, means “an island of West Africa”.
What is the genitive of Cernē?
The genitive singular is Cernēs. Cernē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cernē?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛr.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛr.ne].