noun · femininefirst declension
liburna
liburna f (genitive liburnae)
Meaning
- feminineA kind of light boat
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Navigium · Navis · Celox · Lembus · Liburna · Scapha · Cymba · Linter
Navigium is the most general expression, like vessel; navis (ναῦς) an ordinary ship for distant voyages; celox, lembus, and liburna, are boats which may be manned and armed for service in war; scapha, cymba, and linter, are only skiffs and wherries, intended merely for short distances and for crossing over; scapha and cymba, of the broader sort, in the form of small barges; linter, long and narrow, like a canoe. (vi. 232.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | liburna | liburnae |
| genitive | liburnae | liburnārum |
| dative | liburnae | liburnīs |
| accusative | liburnam | liburnās |
| ablative | liburnā | liburnīs |
| vocative | liburna | liburnae |
Origins
From Liburnī, a tribe of Istria.