LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fodīna

fodīna f (genitive fodīnae)
Classical[fɔˈdiː.na]Ecclesiastical[foˈdiː.na]

Meaning

  1. A place from which a mineral is dug; mine, pit.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefodīnafodīnae
genitivefodīnaefodīnārum
dativefodīnaefodīnīs
accusativefodīnamfodīnās
ablativefodīnāfodīnīs
vocativefodīnafodīnae

fŏdīna, ae, f. id.; a place from which a mineral is dug,
I. a pit, mine: argenti, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 22; Vitr. 7, 7 (also written in one word argentifodina, v. h. v.); Dig. 27, 9, 3 al.; Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 98.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Latin fodīna From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”) + -īna.

Descendants
  • Italianfodina
  • Middle Frenchfodine

Quick answers

What does fodīna mean in Latin?
fodīna, a noun, means “A place from which a mineral is dug; mine, pit.”.
What is the genitive of fodīna?
The genitive singular is fodīnae. fodīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fodīna?
In classical Latin, [fɔˈdiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [foˈdiː.na].