LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sētania

sētania f (genitive sētaniae)
Classical[seːˈta.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[seˈtaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. medlar (Mespilus germanica)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesētaniasētaniae
genitivesētaniaesētaniārum
dativesētaniaesētaniīs
accusativesētaniamsētaniās
ablativesētaniāsētaniīs
vocativesētaniasētaniae

sētănĭa, ae, f., and sētănĭum (-on), i, n., = σητανία and σητάνιον.
I. The name of a kind of medlar: setania, Plin. 15, 20, 22, § 84.—Also in the neutr. subst.: non possunt militares pueri setania educier, Plaut. Truc. 5, 16.—
II. Setania, a kind of onion, Plin. 19, 6, 32, § 102.—
III. Setanion, a kind of bulb, Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σητάνιον (sētánion).

Quick answers

What does sētania mean in Latin?
sētania, a noun, means “medlar (Mespilus germanica)”.
What is the genitive of sētania?
The genitive singular is sētaniae. sētania is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sētania?
In classical Latin, [seːˈta.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈtaː.ni.a].