LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Messāna

Messāna f sg (genitive Messānae)
Classical[mɛsˈsaː.na]Ecclesiastical[mesˈsaː.na]

Meaning

  1. Messina (a city in Sicily)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMessāna—
genitiveMessānae—
dativeMessānae—
accusativeMessānam—
ablativeMessānā—
vocativeMessāna—
locativeMessānae—

Messāna, ae, f., = Μεσσήνη.
I. A Sicilian city, situated on the strait between Italy and Sicily, the mod. Messina, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 16: incumbens Messana freto, Sil. 14, 194.—
II. Another name for Messene, in the Peloponnesus, Stat. Ach. 1, 422.—Hence, Messānĭus, a, um, adj., Messanic: moenia, Ov. M. 14, 17 Merkel.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMessanaMessana or MESSENE (Μεσσήνη in almost all Greek authors, but the Doric form Μεσσάνα, which is found in Pindar, was universally in use among the citize…

Quick answers

What does Messāna mean in Latin?
Messāna, a proper noun, means “Messina (a city in Sicily)”.
What is the genitive of Messāna?
The genitive singular is Messānae. Messāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Messāna?
In classical Latin, [mɛsˈsaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mesˈsaː.na].