LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ū̆strīna

ū̆strīna f (genitive ū̆strīnae)
Classical[uːsˈtriː.na]Ecclesiastical[usˈtriː.na]

Meaning

  1. place for burning dead bodies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeū̆strīnaū̆strīnae
genitiveū̆strīnae
ū̆strīnī		ū̆strīnārum
ū̆strīnōrum
dativeū̆strīnae
ū̆strīnō		ū̆strīnīs
accusativeū̆strīnamū̆strīnās
ablativeū̆strīnā
ū̆strīnō		ū̆strīnīs
vocativeū̆strīnaū̆strīnae

ustrīna, ae, f. uro. *
I. A burning, burn, App. M. 7, p. 196, 30.—
II. A place for burning corpses, Inscr. Orell. 4517; cf. Fest. s. v. bustum, p. 32.—Called also † ustrī-num, i, n., Inscr. Grut. 656, 3; 755, 4; 1044, 7 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ū̆stor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Latin ū̆strīna From ū̆stor (“cremator, corpse-burner”) + -īna (suffix forming nouns referring to places).

Descendants
  • Italianustrina

Quick answers

What does ū̆strīna mean in Latin?
ū̆strīna, a noun, means “place for burning dead bodies”.
What is the genitive of ū̆strīna?
The genitive singular is ū̆strīnae. ū̆strīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ū̆strīna?
In classical Latin, [uːsˈtriː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [usˈtriː.na].