LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rūna

rūna f (genitive rūnae)

Meaning

  1. dart or javelin
  2. rune

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerūnarūnae
genitiverūnaerūnārum
dativerūnaerūnīs
accusativerūnamrūnās
ablativerūnārūnīs
vocativerūnarūnae

rūna, ae,f.,
I. a kind of weapon, a javelin or dart.
I. Lit.: runa genus teli significat. Ennius: runata recedit, id est pilata, Fest. p. 263 Müll.: C. Gracchus runis et iis sicis, quas, etc.... nonne omnem rei publicae statum permutavit? Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 20 Mos. N. cr.—
II. Transf., the runic written character, runes: barbara fraxineis pingatur runa tabellis, Ven. Carm. 7, 18, 19.

Quick answers

What does rūna mean in Latin?
rūna, a noun, means “dart or javelin; rune”.
What is the genitive of rūna?
The genitive singular is rūnae. rūna is feminine, first declension.