LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fascīna

fascīna f (genitive fascīnae)
Classical[fasˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[faʃˈʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. A bundle of sticks.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefascīnafascīnae
genitivefascīnaefascīnārum
dativefascīnaefascīnīs
accusativefascīnamfascīnās
ablativefascīnāfascīnīs
vocativefascīnafascīnae

fascīna, ae, f. fascis,
I. a bundle of sticks, fagot, Cato, R. R. 37, 5.

Origins

Diminutive of fascis (“bundle of wood”)

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianfascina
  • GermanFaschinefrom Italian fascina
  • Istriotfaseîna
  • Russianфаши́наfrom Italian fascina
  • Ukrainianфаши́наfrom Italian fascina
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfascinefrom Old French faissine
  • Englishfascinefrom Old French faissine
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfassine

In English words that came into English from fascīna

  • fascinefascīna

Quick answers

What does fascīna mean in Latin?
fascīna, a noun, means “A bundle of sticks.”.
What is the genitive of fascīna?
The genitive singular is fascīnae. fascīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fascīna?
In classical Latin, [fasˈkiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faʃˈʃiː.na].