LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mina1

mina f (genitive minae)
Classical[ˈmɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. femininea Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas
  2. femininea Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeminaminae
genitiveminaeminārum
dativeminaeminīs
accusativeminamminās
ablativemināminīs
vocativeminaminae

mĭna (mna, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 107), ae, f., = μνᾶ.
I. A Greek weight of a hundred Attic drachmas, a mina, Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185; Rhem. Fann. de Ponder. 32 sq. —
II. A Greek money of account.
A. The silver mina; this was of 100 Attic drachmae or Roman denarii (about $18.05 of our currency): argenti, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 16; id. Poen. 2, 21; 5, 5, 8 al.—Also absol.: mina, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 2; id. Ps. 3, 2, 87; id. Poen. 5, 6, 22 al.; Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91; id. Leg. 2, 27, 68: minae bonae mala opera partae, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 144.—
B. Auri, the mina of gold, of five times the value of the silver one: alia opust auri mina, Plaut. Truc. 5, 44; id. Mil. 5, 27.

Origins

Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû)bor. Aramaic 𐡌𐡍𐡄 (mnh)bor. Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ)bor. Latin mina From Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ).

noun · femininefirst declension
mina2
mina f (genitive minae)
Classical[ˈmɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfeminineambush

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeminaminae
genitiveminaeminārum
dativeminaeminīs
accusativeminamminās
ablativemināminīs
vocativeminaminae

mĭna, ae, f.
I. adj., smooth: mina ovis, smooth-bellied, with no wool on the belly: mina (id est ventre glabro), Varr R. R. 2, 2, 6: minae oves, a play on the double meaning of the word (v. 1. mina, II.), Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 9.—
II. Subst.: mĭna, ae, f.: minam Aelius vocitatam ait mammam alteram lacte deficientem, quasi minorem factam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Italic*menā
  3. Latinmina

Proto-Italic *(eks)menāder. Latin minae Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin minor Latin mina From minor (“to threaten”).

noun · femininefirst declension
mīna3
mīna f (genitive mīnae)
Classical[ˈmiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinore; mine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīnamīnae
genitivemīnaemīnārum
dativemīnaemīnīs
accusativemīnammīnās
ablativemīnāmīnīs
vocativemīnamīnae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mēy(H)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mēy(H)nis
  3. Proto-Celtic*meinis
  4. Latinmīna

Gaulish *mēnābor. Latin mīna Borrowed from Gaulish *mēnā (“ore; mine”), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore; mine”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmina
  • Italianmina
  • Portuguesemina
  • Galicianmina
  • Malteseminafrom Italian mina
noun · femininefirst declension
mīna4
mīna f (genitive mīnae)
Classical[ˈmiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.na]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina dry measure equivalent to two bushels

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīnamīnae
genitivemīnaemīnārum
dativemīnaemīnīs
accusativemīnammīnās
ablativemīnāmīnīs
vocativemīnamīnae

Origins

Ancient Greek ἡμῑ́νᾱ (hēmī́nā)bor. Latin hēmīnaclip. Latin mīna Clipping of hēmīna, from Ancient Greek ἡμῑ́νᾱ (hēmī́nā).

Quick answers

What does mina mean in Latin?
mina, a noun, means “a Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; a Greek silver coin equal to 100 drachmas”.
What is the genitive of mina?
The genitive singular is minae. mina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mina?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.na].