LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

murēna1

murēna f (genitive murēnae)
Classical[mʊˈreː.na]Ecclesiastical[muˈrɛː.na]

Meaning

  1. moray eel or lamprey, eaten as food.
  2. A black stripe, as found on the fish.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemurēnamurēnae
muraenae
genitivemurēnae
muraenae		murēnārum
muraenārum
dativemurēnae
muraenae		murēnīs
muraenīs
accusativemurēnam
muraenam		murēnās
muraenās
ablativemurēnāmurēnīs
muraenīs
vocativemurēnamurēnae
muraenae

Murena (old form Muraena), ae, f., = μύραινα.
I. The murena, a fish of which the ancients were very fond, Plin. 9, 55, 81, § 171: muraenam exdorsua, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 2; id. Pers. 1, 3, 30; Juv. 5, 99.—
II. Transf., a black stripe in the shape of this fish, a black vein in the table-tops of citron-wood, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98.
Murena, ae, f. (ante-class form Muraena, but without class. authority),
I. a Roman surname in the gens Licinia, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 10; Col. 8, 16.—So,
1. L. Licinius Murena, who was defended by Cicero, in an oration still extant, against the charge of ambitus, Cic. Mur. 7, 15, etc.—
2. A. Terentus Varro Murena, an intimate friend of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 16, 12, 6; 13, 22, 1.—
3. L. Licinius Varro Murena, brother-in-law of Mæcenas, Hor. S. 1, 5, 38.—Hence, Mū-renĭānus (Mūraen-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Murænd, Murænian: oratio, i. e. that pronounced by Cicero on behalf of L. Licinius Murena, Mart. Cap. 5, 172, § 525.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μύραινα (múraina).

Descendants
  • Englishmoray
  • Frenchmurène
  • Italianmurena
  • Portuguesemoreia
  • Romanianmurenă
  • Spanishmorena
  • Polishmurena
  • Russianмурена

In English words that came into English from murēna

  • moraymurēna
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Mūrēna2
Mūrēna m sg (genitive Mūrēnae)
Classical[muːˈreː.na]Ecclesiastical[muˈrɛː.na]

Meaning

  1. a Roman cognomen famously held by
  2. Lucius Licinius Murena, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMūrēna—
genitiveMūrēnae—
dativeMūrēnae—
accusativeMūrēnam—
ablativeMūrēnā—
vocativeMūrēna—

Origins

From mūrēna (“moray eel”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMurenaMurena. 5. L. Licinius Murena, the son of No. 4, served under his father (B. C. 83) in the war against Mithridates. He was quaestor at Rome with the j…

Quick answers

What does murēna mean in Latin?
murēna, a noun, means “moray eel or lamprey, eaten as food.; A black stripe, as found on the fish.”.
What is the genitive of murēna?
The genitive singular is murēnae. murēna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce murēna?
In classical Latin, [mʊˈreː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [muˈrɛː.na].