LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

laena

laena f (genitive laenae)
Classical[ˈɫae̯.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.na]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. femininea thick, often richly decorated woolen cloak worn over a toga or pallium, usually fastened by a pin

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pallium calidum et grave, quod suprā cēterās vestēs geritur.
laena -ae f — in Mille Verba, ch. Vestis et Ōrnāmenta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaenalaenae
genitivelaenaelaenārum
dativelaenaelaenīs
accusativelaenamlaenās
ablativelaenālaenīs
vocativelaenalaenae

laena, ae, f., = χλαίνη,
I. a lined upper garment, a cloak, mantle: laena vestimenti genus habitu duplicis. Quidam appellatam existimant Tusce, quidam Graece, quam χλανίδα dicunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll. Usually worn by the flamens over the toga, Cic. Brut. 14, 56; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 262. Also by persons of distinction,-Verg. l. l.; Sil. 15, 424; Pers. 1, 31; Juv. 5, 131; 3, 283; v. Dict. of Antiq.

Origins

Possibly from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek χλαῖνᾰ (khlaînă, “cloak, wrapper”).

Descendants
  • Portugueselena
  • TranslingualLaena

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesLaenaLaena The same word as the Greek. χλαῖνα, and perhaps radically connected with λάχνη (lana), though Curtius is doubtful on that point (Etym. 336). It …

Quick answers

What does laena mean in Latin?
laena, a noun, means “a thick, often richly decorated woolen cloak worn over a toga or pallium, usually fastened by a pin”.
What is the genitive of laena?
The genitive singular is laenae. laena is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce laena?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫae̯.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛː.na].