LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hēmīna1

hēmīna f (genitive hēmīnae)
Classical[heːˈmiː.na]Ecclesiastical[eˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēmīnahēmīnae
genitivehēmīnaehēmīnārum
dativehēmīnaehēmīnīs
accusativehēmīnamhēmīnās
ablativehēmīnāhēmīnīs
vocativehēmīnahēmīnae

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

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Hēmīna2
Hēmīna m sg (genitive Hēmīnae)
Classical[heːˈmiː.na]Ecclesiastical[eˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Lucius Cassius Hemina, a Roman historian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHēmīna—
genitiveHēmīnae—
dativeHēmīnae—
accusativeHēmīnam—
ablativeHēmīnā—
vocativeHēmīna—

Hēmīna, ae, m.,
I. surname of the historian L. Cassius.

Origins

From hēmīna.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does hēmīna mean in Latin?
hēmīna, a noun, means “hemina (a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₆ Roman pound of wine, equivalent to around 0.27 L)”.
What is the genitive of hēmīna?
The genitive singular is hēmīnae. hēmīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hēmīna?
In classical Latin, [heːˈmiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈmiː.na].