LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

patina

patina f (genitive patinae)
Classical[ˈpa.tɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.ti.na]

Meaning

  1. femininea broad, shallow dish; a pan; a stewpan
  2. femininea kind of cake
  3. femininecrib; manger

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepatinapatinae
genitivepatinaepatinārum
dativepatinaepatinīs
accusativepatinampatinās
ablativepatināpatinīs
vocativepatinapatinae

pătĭna (pătĕna), ae, f. pateo,
I. a broad, shallow dish, pan, stewpan (cf.: lanx, catinus).
I. Lit.: ut patinae fervent, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 51: qui mi inter patinas exhibes argutias, id. Most. 1, 1, 2: jamdudum animus est in patinis, i. e. my belly has been crying cupboard, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 46; Cic. Att. 4, 8, a, 1: muraena In patinā porrectā, Hor. S. 2, 8, 43; Plin. 23, 2, 33, § 68: fictiles, id. 34, 11, 25, § 109: orobanche estur et per se et in patinis, i. e. cooked, id. 22, 25, 80, § 162: patinae ob immensam magnitudinem, Suet. Vit. 13: deerat pisci patinae mensura, i. e. a dish large enough, Juv. 4, 72.—
II. Transf.
A. A kind of cake, Apic. 4, 2.—
B. A crib, manger, Veg. 1, 56.
Patĭna, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname: T. Patina, Cic. Mil. 17, 46.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē). This must be an early borrowing, because it displays vowel reduction of a to i.

Descendants
  • Italianpatenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Frenchpatènefrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Englishpatenfrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Catalanpatenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Occitanpadenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Portuguesepátenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Portuguesepatenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • Spanishpatenafrom Medieval Latin patena
  • GermanPatenefrom Medieval Latin patena
  • GermanPfettefrom Medieval Latin patena

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPatinaPatina (τρύβλιον) a deep dish used alike for cooking (patinarius, stewed, opposed to assus, roast, Plaut. Asin. 1.3, 27) and for serving up food, as i…

Quick answers

What does patina mean in Latin?
patina, a noun, means “a broad, shallow dish; a pan; a stewpan”.
What is the genitive of patina?
The genitive singular is patinae. patina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce patina?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.tɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.ti.na].