LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fūsterna

fūsterna f (genitive fūsternae)

Meaning

  1. the upper part of a fir tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūsternafūsternae
genitivefūsternaefūsternārum
dativefūsternaefūsternīs
accusativefūsternamfūsternās
ablativefūsternāfūsternīs
vocativefūsternafūsternae

fusterna, ae, f. contr. from fusterina, sc. pars, from fustis,
I. the upper part, knotty part of a fir - tree, Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 196; Vitr. 2, 9.

Origins

Probably from fustis.

Quick answers

What does fūsterna mean in Latin?
fūsterna, a noun, means “the upper part of a fir tree”.
What is the genitive of fūsterna?
The genitive singular is fūsternae. fūsterna is feminine, first declension.