LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gentiāna

gentiāna f (genitive gentiānae)
Classical[ɡɛn.tiˈaː.na]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒen.t͡siˈaː.na]

Meaning

  1. gentian (any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegentiānagentiānae
genitivegentiānaegentiānārum
dativegentiānaegentiānīs
accusativegentiānamgentiānās
ablativegentiānāgentiānīs
vocativegentiānagentiānae

gentĭāna, ae, f.,
I. the herb gentian (called after an Illyrian king, Gentius), Plin. 25, 7, 34, § 71; Scrib. Comp. 167; 170; 176.

Origins

Named after Illyrian king Gentius. This has been dismissed as folk etymology but the word may still ultimately be of Illyrian origin, as -an is a common suffix in Illyrian words.

In English words that came into English from gentiāna

  • gentiangentiāna

Quick answers

What does gentiāna mean in Latin?
gentiāna, a noun, means “gentian (any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae)”.
What is the genitive of gentiāna?
The genitive singular is gentiānae. gentiāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gentiāna?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛn.tiˈaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒen.t͡siˈaː.na].