LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

smyrna

smyrna f (genitive smyrnae)
Classical[ˈsmyr.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈzmir.na]

Meaning

  1. femininemyrrh

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesmyrnasmyrnae
zmyrnae
genitivesmyrnae
zmyrnae		smyrnārum
zmyrnārum
dativesmyrnae
zmyrnae		smyrnīs
zmyrnīs
accusativesmyrnam
zmyrnam		smyrnās
zmyrnās
ablativesmyrnāsmyrnīs
zmyrnīs
vocativesmyrnasmyrnae
zmyrnae

smyrna, ae, f., = σμύρνα,
I. myrrh, Lucr. 2, 504; Dig. 39, 4, 16, § 7.
Smyrna (in the best MSS. Zmyr-na), ae, f., = Σμύρνα,
I. a celebrated maritime city of Ionia; according to some, the birthplace of Homer, still called Smyrna, Cic. Fl. 29, 71; id. Agr. 2, 15, 39; id. Att. 9, 9, 2; Liv. 33, 36; 37, 35; Stat. S. 4, 2, 9 al.— Hence, Smyrnaeus (Zmyr-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Smyrna, Smyrnean: sinus, Mel. 1, 17, 3: conventus, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 120: vates, i. e. Homer, Luc. 9, 984; cf. of the same, plectra, Sil. 8, 595; and, tubae, Sid. Carm. 23, 131.—Plur. subst.: Smyr-naei (Zmyr-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Smyrna, Cic. Arch. 8, 19; Liv. 37, 16, 8. —
II. An ancient name of Ephesus, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 115.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμύρνα (smúrna).

Quick answers

What does smyrna mean in Latin?
smyrna, a noun, means “myrrh”.
What is the genitive of smyrna?
The genitive singular is smyrnae. smyrna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce smyrna?
In classical Latin, [ˈsmyr.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈzmir.na].