LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Fūrīna

Fūrīna f sg (genitive Fūrīnae)
Classical[fuːˈriː.na]Ecclesiastical[fuˈriː.na]

Meaning

  1. RomanA goddess worshipped in ancient Rome, said to be the goddess of springs.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFūrīna—
genitiveFūrīnae—
dativeFūrīnae—
accusativeFūrīnam—
ablativeFūrīnā—
vocativeFūrīna—

Furīna (also Furrīna), ae, f.,
I. a goddess worshipped in ancient Rome, otherwise unknown: Furrinalia Furrinae, quod ei deae feriae reipublicae dies is, quojus deae honos apud antiquos. Nam ei sacra instituta annua et flamen attributus: nunc vix nomen notum paucis, Varr. L. L. 6, § 19 Müll.: quarum (Eumenidum) et Athenis fanum est et apud nos. ut ego interpretor, lucus Furinae, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46: ponticulus, qui est ad Furinae, Satricum versus, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 4.—
II. Deriv. Furī-nālis (Furrīn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Furina, Furinal-: flamen, Varr. L. L. 5, § 84; 7, § 45 Müll.—In plur. subst.: Furī-nālia (Furrīn-), ium, n., the festival of Furina (celebrated on the 25th of July), Varr. L. L. 6, § 19; Calend. Maff. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. pp. 394 and 411; Paul. ex Fest. p. 88 Müll.

Origins

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-, the same root of Latin ferveō (“to seethe”) and fermentum (“yeast”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyFurinaFurina. or FURRINA, an ancient Roman divinity, who had a sacred grove at Rome. (Cic. de Nat. Deor. 3.18.) Her worship seems to have become extinct at …

Quick answers

What does Fūrīna mean in Latin?
Fūrīna, a proper noun, means “A goddess worshipped in ancient Rome, said to be the goddess of springs.”.
What is the genitive of Fūrīna?
The genitive singular is Fūrīnae. Fūrīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Fūrīna?
In classical Latin, [fuːˈriː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fuˈriː.na].