LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lacinia

lacinia f (genitive laciniae)
Classical[ɫaˈkɪ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[laˈt͡ʃiː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. femininean edge or flap of a garment
  2. femininedewlap
  3. femininea small piece of something (especially land)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelacinialaciniae
genitivelaciniaelaciniārum
dativelaciniaelaciniīs
accusativelaciniamlaciniās
ablativelaciniālaciniīs
vocativelacinialaciniae

lăcĭnĭa, ae, f. v. lacus, lacer,
I. the lappet, flap, edge, or corner of a garment.
I. Lit.: sume laciniam atque absterge sudorem tibi, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 16: aliquem lacinia tenere, id. As. 3, 2, 41: in lacinia servare ex mensa secunda semina, Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 7: consurgenti ei primum lacinia obhaesit, Suet. Ner. 19: togae, id. Calig. 35; id. Claud. 15.—
2. In gen., a garment (post-class.): detraxit umeris laciniam, Petr. S. 12; App. M. 3, p. 138; 6, p. 174; 11, p. 263; Macr. S. 2, 3; Vulg. Thren. 4, 14 et saep.—
B. Transf.
1. Of cattle, the dewlap: laciniae dependentes, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 202.—
2. A small piece or part: porrum et allium serunt in laciniis colligatum, Plin. 19, 7, 36, § 120: folii, id. 15, 30, 39, § 130: gregem in lacinias distribuere, Col. 7, 5, 3.—Hence, also, a small strip or spot of land: quoniam id oppidum velut in lacinia erat, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148; id. 36, 13, 19, § 85.—
II. Trop.: aliquid obtinere laciniā, by the lappet, i. e. hardly, with difficulty, without a firm hold upon it, Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 110.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognates include Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lanius (“butcher”) and Ancient Greek λᾰκίζω (lăkízō, “to tear to pieces”).

Descendants
  • Englishlacinia
  • Italianlacinia
  • Portugueselacínia

In English words that came into English from lacinia

  • laciniatelacinia
  • lacinialacinia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesLaciniaLacinia the angular extremity of the toga, one end of which was brought round over the left shoulder. It was generally tucked into the girdle, but som…

Quick answers

What does lacinia mean in Latin?
lacinia, a noun, means “an edge or flap of a garment; dewlap; a small piece of something (especially land)”.
What is the genitive of lacinia?
The genitive singular is laciniae. lacinia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lacinia?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈkɪ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈt͡ʃiː.ni.a].