LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fiscina

fiscina f (genitive fiscinae)

Meaning

  1. femininesmall wicker basket (for fruit etc); punnet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefiscinafiscinae
genitivefiscinaefiscinārum
dativefiscinaefiscinīs
accusativefiscinamfiscinās
ablativefiscināfiscinīs
vocativefiscinafiscinae

fiscĭna, ae, f. fiscus,
I. a small basket for fruit, wine, etc., made of slender twigs, rushes, broom, etc. (for syn. v. fiscella), Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 29: ficorum, Cic. Fl. 17, 41; Naev. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 266; Verg. l. l.; Col. 12, 39, 3; 50, 10; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 66 Sillig N. cr.; for leaves, browse, Ov. F. 4, 754; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 233; a muzzle, id. 34, 8, 19, § 66 (in Mart. 1, 44, 7 read Sassina).

Origins

From fiscus (“basket”) + -na.

Quick answers

What does fiscina mean in Latin?
fiscina, a noun, means “small wicker basket (for fruit etc); punnet”.
What is the genitive of fiscina?
The genitive singular is fiscinae. fiscina is feminine, first declension.