LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterindeclinable, variously declined, first declension

manna

manna n or f (genitive manna or mannae)
Classical[ˈman.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈman.na]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinindeclinablemanna

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemannamanna
mannae
genitivemanna
mannae		manna
mannārum
dativemanna
mannae		manna
mannīs
accusativemanna
mannam		manna
mannās
ablativemannamanna
mannīs
vocativemannamanna
mannae

manna, ae, f., = μάννα,
I. a grain, a vegetable juice hardened into grains, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 62: manna una turis, id. 29, 6, 38, § 119: croci, Veg. Vet. 2, 39.
manna, man, manhu, neutr. indecl., and manna, ae, f. Hebrew,
I. the manna of the Hebrews.—Neutr.: Filii Israël dixerunt ad invicem, Manhu, quod significat, Quid est hoc? Vulg. Exod. 16, 15: sume vas unum, et mitte ibi man, quantum, etc., id. ib. 16, 33.—Fem., Hier. in Psa. 131, 16: mannae cibus, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 20, 3: legimus, manna esui populo fuisse, Tert. Carn. Chr. 6.—
II. Transf., food for the soul, divine support: manna absconditum, Vulg. Apoc. 2, 17.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă), from Biblical Hebrew מן (man).

Old English
  • Englishmanna
Elsewhere
  • Italianmanna
  • Polishmanna
  • Sicilianmanna

Quick answers

What does manna mean in Latin?
manna, a noun, means “manna”.
What is the genitive of manna?
The genitive singular is manna. manna is neuter, indeclinable, variously declined, first declension.
How do you pronounce manna?
In classical Latin, [ˈman.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈman.na].