noun · femininefirst declension
hirnea
hirnea f (genitive hirneae)
Meaning
- femininea jug for holding liquids
Near-synonyms: ampulla, uter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hirnea | hirneae |
| genitive | hirneae | hirneārum |
| dative | hirneae | hirneīs |
| accusative | hirneam | hirneās |
| ablative | hirneā | hirneīs |
| vocative | hirnea | hirneae |
hirnĕa (also irnea), ae, f.,
Origins
Unknown. Related to erneum (“a kind of pie”), but further connections are uncertain. Maybe related to Hindi घड़ा (ghaṛā, “jug”) or from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”). It may also be connected with Pre-Samnite ιρνενι(α) (irneni(a)), although the linguist Matteo Calabrese doubts this connection.