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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lūcīna

Lūcīna f sg (genitive Lūcīnae)
Classical[ɫuːˈkiː.na]Ecclesiastical[luˈt͡ʃiː.na]

Meaning

  1. Lucina, an epithet of the Roman goddesses Juno or Diana in their role as goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.
  2. Lucina, a Roman goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns, daughter of Jupiter and Juno.
    parce, precor, gravidīs, facilis Lūcīnā, puellīs mātūrumque uterō molliter aufer onus. Spare, I pray – by [you it is] easily done, Lucina – the pregnant girls,and gently withdraw the ripened burden from the womb.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.451–452
  3. New LatinLucina, a Main Belt asteroid.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLūcīna—
genitiveLūcīnae—
dativeLūcīnae—
accusativeLūcīnam—
ablativeLūcīnā—
vocativeLūcīna—

Lūcīna, ae, v. 1. lucinus.

Origins

Feminine of *lucīnus, from lūx (“light”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), sometimes related to the phases of the moon or understood to intend "One who Brings into the Light".

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLucinaLucina. the goddess of light, or rather the goddess that brings to light, and hence the goddess that presides over the birth of children; it was there…

Quick answers

What does Lūcīna mean in Latin?
Lūcīna, a proper noun, means “Lucina, an epithet of the Roman goddesses Juno or Diana in their role as goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.; Lucina, a Roman goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns, daughter of Jupiter and Juno.; Lucin”.
What is the genitive of Lūcīna?
The genitive singular is Lūcīnae. Lūcīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lūcīna?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːˈkiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈt͡ʃiː.na].