LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

prūna

prūna f (genitive prūnae)
Classical[ˈpruː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈpruː.na]

Meaning

  1. a burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal; embers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprūnaprūnae
genitiveprūnaeprūnārum
dativeprūnaeprūnīs
accusativeprūnamprūnās
ablativeprūnāprūnīs
vocativeprūnaprūnae

prūna root in Gr. πῦρ, fire, ae, f.,
I. a burning coal, live coal (cf. carbo): medium per ignem multā premimus vestigia prunā, Verg. A. 11, 788 Serv.; 5, 103: latum clavum prunaeque batillum, Hor. S. 1, 5, 36; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; 29, 3, 11, § 45 al.

Origins

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *prews- (“to freeze, burn”); compare Latin pruīna (“hoarfrost”). If so, cognate to Albanian prush (“embers”) and Sanskrit प्लोषति (ploṣati, “to scorch”).

Descendants
  • Catalanespurna
  • Italianbrunice
  • Aromaniansprunã

Quick answers

What does prūna mean in Latin?
prūna, a noun, means “a burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal; embers”.
What is the genitive of prūna?
The genitive singular is prūnae. prūna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce prūna?
In classical Latin, [ˈpruː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpruː.na].