LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lēna1

lēna f (genitive lēnae)
Classical[ˈɫeː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.na]

Meaning

  1. slanga procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēnalēnae
genitivelēnaelēnārum
dativelēnaelēnīs
accusativelēnamlēnās
ablativelēnālēnīs
vocativelēnalēnae

lēna, ae, f. leno,
I. a bawd, procuress.
I. Lit.: lenas eas dicimus, quae mulieres quaestuarias prostituunt. Lenam accipiemus et eam, quae alterius nomine hoc vitae genus exercet, Dig. 23, 2, 43: omnes sunt lenae levifidae, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 1, 14; id. As. 1, 3, 23: callida, Tib. 1, 6, 11 (5, 48): improba, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 17.— In apposition: lena anus, an old go-between, Ov. Am. 3, 5, 40: Isiaca, i. e. Isis, Juv. 6, 489: ingenui prohibentur ducere ... et lenam et a lenone lenave manumissam, Ulp. Fragm. 13, 2.—
II. Transf., she that entices, allures, seduces; a female enticer, a seductress: non vides, quam blanda conciliatrix, et quasi sui sit lena natura? Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 77: pro facie multis vox sua lena fuit, Ov. A. A. 3, 316: pictura lena, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 24.

Origins

Feminization of lēnō (“pimp”).

proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Lēna2
Lēna m sg (genitive Lēnae)

Meaning

  1. a male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLēna—
genitiveLēnae—
dativeLēnae—
accusativeLēnam—
ablativeLēnā—
vocativeLēna—

Quick answers

What does lēna mean in Latin?
lēna, a noun, means “a procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer”.
What is the genitive of lēna?
The genitive singular is lēnae. lēna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lēna?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫeː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛː.na].