LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

fāgīna1

*fāgīna f

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionbeech marten

Origins

Ellipsis of [[:Unsupported titles/`lsqb``lsqb``lsqb`mustela`rsqb``rsqb``rsqb` *fagina#Latin|[mūstēla] *fāgīna]] (literally “beech weasel”), from an adjective *fāgīnus (“beechen”) from fāgus (“beech”) + -īnus, for which compare fāginus (“beechen”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchfouinefrom Old French foïne
  • Portuguesefuinhafrom Old French foïne
  • Spanishfuinafrom Old French foïne
  • Englishfoinfrom Old French foïne
  • Italianfaina
  • Sardinianfainafrom Italian faina
  • Italianfoina
  • Italianfoino
  • Emilianfajéṅna
  • Franco-Provençalfouéna
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanfagina
  • Occitanfaïna
  • Aragonesefaína
noun · femininefirst declension
fāgīna2
fāgīna f (genitive fāgīnae)
Ecclesiastical[faˈd͡ʒiː.na]

Meaning

  1. beech marten

Origins

First attested in 1591. From Romance, compare French fouine and Italian faina, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (“beech marten”).

Quick answers

What does fāgīna mean in Latin?
fāgīna, a noun, means “beech marten”.