LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

tunna

tunna f (genitive tunnae)
Classical[ˈtʊn.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈtun.na]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininetun, box

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetunnatunnae
tonnae
genitivetunnae
tonnae		tunnārum
tonnārum
dativetunnae
tonnae		tunnīs
tonnīs
accusativetunnam
tonnam		tunnās
tonnās
ablativetunnātunnīs
tonnīs
vocativetunnatunnae
tonnae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tend-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tondeh₂
  4. Proto-Celtic*tondā
  5. Latintunna

Probably of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *tondā, from Proto-Celtic *tondā (“surface, skin”), though Matasović doubts this, stating that the meanings are too different. Related with Old Irish tonn (“skin”, also “wineskin”). Cognate with English tun, Dutch ton, German Tonne. The Germanic word is usually considered a borrowing from the Latin.

Descendants
  • Catalantona
  • Catalantonya
  • Frenchtonnefrom Old French tone
  • Englishtonnefrom Old French tone
  • Asturiantuña
  • Asturianatuñar
  • Persianتنfrom Old French tone
  • Proto-West Germanic*tunnā
  • Proto-West Germanic*tonnā
  • Proto-West Germanic*tunnu

Quick answers

What does tunna mean in Latin?
tunna, a noun, means “tun, box”.
What is the genitive of tunna?
The genitive singular is tunnae. tunna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tunna?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊn.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtun.na].
Where does tunna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-? → Proto-Indo-European *tend- → Proto-Indo-European *tondeh₂ → Proto-Celtic *tondā → Latin tunna.