LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ozaena

ozaena f (genitive ozaenae)
Classical[ɔzˈzae̯.na]Ecclesiastical[odˈd͡zɛː.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of polypus
  2. feminineA disease of the nose

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeozaenaozaenae
genitiveozaenaeozaenārum
dativeozaenaeozaenīs
accusativeozaenamozaenās
ablativeozaenāozaenīs
vocativeozaenaozaenae

ozaena, ae, f., = ὄζαινα.
I. A kind of polypus: ozaena, dicta a gravi capitis odore, Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 89.—
II. A polypus in the nose: narium ozaenae, Plin. 25, 13, 104, § 165.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
  4. Ancient Greek ὄζω(ózō)
  5. Ancient Greek -νος(-nos)
  6. Latinozaena

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der. Ancient Greek -αινᾰ (-aină) Ancient Greek ὄζαινα (ózaina)bor. Latin ozaena Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄζαινα (ózaina).

Quick answers

What does ozaena mean in Latin?
ozaena, a noun, means “A kind of polypus; A disease of the nose”.
What is the genitive of ozaena?
The genitive singular is ozaenae. ozaena is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ozaena?
In classical Latin, [ɔzˈzae̯.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [odˈd͡zɛː.na].
Where does ozaena come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃édyeti → Proto-Hellenic *ód͏̌d͏̌ō → Ancient Greek ὄζω (ózō) → Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) → Latin ozaena.