LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rāna1

rāna f (genitive rānae)
Classical[ˈraː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.na]

Meaning

  1. a frog

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerānarānae
genitiverānaerānārum
dativerānaerānīs
accusativerānamrānās
ablativerānārānīs
vocativerānarānae

rāna, ae, f. for racna; cf.: ranco, racco, to roar, cry out; Germ. röcheln; Gr. λακεῖν; v. Cors. Ausspr. 1, p. 636 sq..
I. A frog, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 172; Ov. M. 6, 381; 15, 375; Verg. G. 1, 378; 3, 431; Hor. S. 1, 5, 14: pluvias metuo, ranae enim ῥητορεύουσιν, Cic. Att. 15, 16, b. — In partic., the tree-frog, green frog, Plin. 32, 8, 29, § 92; v. rubeta.— The entrails of frogs were used for charms, Juv. 3, 44.— Prov.: inflat se tamquam rana, Petr. 74, 13: qui fuit rana, nunc est rex, said of one who has risen from a lowly station, id. 74, 77 fin.—
II. Transf.
1. Rana marina, a sea-fish, the frog-fish, fishing frog, angler: Lophius piscatorius, Linn.; Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125; called also simply rana, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78; and: rana piscatrix, id. 9, 42, 67, § 143.—
2. A push, or swelling on the tongue of beasts, Col. 6, 8, 1; Veg. 3, 3, 12.

Origins

Onomatopoeic of croaking.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserãfrom Old Galician-Portuguese rãa
  • Spanishrana
  • Asturianrana
  • Leoneserana
  • Falaranfrom Old Galician-Portuguese rãa
  • Galicianrafrom Old Galician-Portuguese rãa
  • Galicianranfrom Old Galician-Portuguese rãa
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchraine
  • Franco-Provençalrâna
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianrana
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianræna
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshrauna
Borrowings
  • Hawaiianlana
  • TranslingualRana
  • Tunisian Arabicجرَانَة
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*rānucula

In English words that came into English from rāna

  • ranivorousrānivorus
  • ranularānula
  • raninerānīnus
  • ranariumrāna
  • ranarianrāna
  • raniciderāna
  • ranavirusrāna
  • ranunculusrānunculus
  • ranivorerānivorus
  • ranunculinrānunculus
  • raniformrānifōrmis
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Rāna2
Rāna f sg (genitive Rānae)
Classical[ˈraː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.na]

Meaning

  1. The star δ Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRāna—
genitiveRānae—
dativeRānae—
accusativeRānam—
ablativeRānā—
vocativeRāna—

Origins

From rāna secunda (“second frog”).

Quick answers

What does rāna mean in Latin?
rāna, a noun, means “a frog”.
What is the genitive of rāna?
The genitive singular is rānae. rāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rāna?
In classical Latin, [ˈraː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraː.na].
Which English words come from rāna?
English words that go back to Latin rāna include ranarium, ranarian, ranicide, ranavirus, ranivorous and ranula.