LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ravenna

Ravenna f sg (genitive Ravennae)
Classical[raˈwɛn.na]Ecclesiastical[raˈvɛn.na]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularRavenna (a city in Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRavenna—
genitiveRavennae—
dativeRavennae—
accusativeRavennam—
ablativeRavennā—
vocativeRavenna—
locativeRavennae—

Răvenna (Rāvenna, Coripp. Laud. Just. 2, 123), ae, f.,
I. a celebrated seaport in Gallia Cispadana, still bearing the same name, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 115; Caes. B. C. 1, 5 fin.; Cic. Att. 7, 1, 4; id. Fam. 1, 9, 9; Tac. A. 4, 5: paludosa, Sil. 8, 603: aequorea, Mart. 13, 21 al.—
II. Deriv.: Răven-nas, ātis, adj., of or belonging to Ravenna: vir, Cic. Balb. 22, 50: ranae, Mart. 3, 93, 8: horti, Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 150: ala, Tac. H 2, 100: classici, id. ib. 3, 50: MVNICIPIVM RAVENNAS, Inscr. Orell. 707; 3790; 3792.— In abl. sing.: Ravennati agro, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 34; and also: agro Ravennate, Col. 13, 8. — In plur. subst.: Răvennātes, the inhabitants of Ravenna, Inscr. Grut. 80, 9; and, RAVENNATENSES, ib. 399, 3 (of A. D. 399).

Origins

Possibly of Etruscan origin.

Descendants
  • ItalianRavenna
  • EnglishRavennafrom Italian Ravenna
  • FrenchRavennefrom Italian Ravenna
  • Ancient GreekῬᾰ́βεννᾰ

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyRavennaRavenna (Ῥαούεννα, Strab.; Ῥάβεννα, Ptol. et al.: Eth. Ravennas--ātis: Ravenna), one of the most important cities of Gallia Cispadana, situated a shor…

Quick answers

What does Ravenna mean in Latin?
Ravenna, a proper noun, means “Ravenna (a city in Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Ravenna?
The genitive singular is Ravennae. Ravenna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ravenna?
In classical Latin, [raˈwɛn.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [raˈvɛn.na].