LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

runcina

runcina f (genitive runcinae)
Classical[ˈrʊŋ.kɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈrun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineplane (carpenter's tool)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeruncinaruncinae
genitiveruncinaeruncinārum
dativeruncinaeruncinīs
accusativeruncinamruncinās
ablativeruncināruncinīs
vocativeruncinaruncinae

runcīna, ae,f. ῥυκάνη, acc. to Varr. L. L. 6, § 96 Müll.,
I. a plane, Plin. 16, 42, 82, § 225; Arn. 6, 200; Tert. Apol. 12; Vulg. Isa. 44, 13.
Runcīna, ae, f. 1. runco,
I. a rural goddess presiding over weeding, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 8 med.

Origins

According to Beekes from Ancient Greek ῥυκάνη (rhukánē, “plane, a carpenter's tool”) and cognate with Gaulish *rucina.

Descendants
  • TranslingualRuncina
  • TranslingualRuncinia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesRuncinaRuncina (ῥυκάνη), a plane (Tertull. Apol. 12; Plin. Nat. 16.225), is delineated among joiners' tools (Instrumen. Fabr. Tignar.) in the woodcut at p. 2…

Quick answers

What does runcina mean in Latin?
runcina, a noun, means “plane (carpenter's tool)”.
What is the genitive of runcina?
The genitive singular is runcinae. runcina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce runcina?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʊŋ.kɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.na].