noun · femininefirst declension
hēmīna1
hēmīna f (genitive hēmīnae)
Classical[heːˈmiː.na]Ecclesiastical[eˈmiː.na]
Meaning
- hemina (a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₆ Roman pound of wine, equivalent to around 0.27 L)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēmīna | hēmīnae |
| genitive | hēmīnae | hēmīnārum |
| dative | hēmīnae | hēmīnīs |
| accusative | hēmīnam | hēmīnās |
| ablative | hēmīnā | hēmīnīs |
| vocative | hēmīna | hēmīnae |
hēmīna (ēmīna), ae, f., = ἡμίνα,
I. a measure, the half of a sextarius, Rhem. Fan. de Pond. 67;
for liquids, Cato, R. R. 57, 1; Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 18; Sen. de Ira, 2, 33; for salt, Cels. 4, 15 fin.; for corn, id. 4, 10 fin.; as a measure, in gen., Pers. 1, 129.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμῑ́νᾱ (hēmī́nā, “half-sextarius”).
Descendants
- Italianmina
- Italianemina
- Englishhemina
- Spanishhemina