LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

wastīna

wastīna f (genitive wastīnae)
Classical[wasˈtiː.na]Ecclesiastical[wasˈtiː.na]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinwasteland, uncultivated land

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativewastīnawastīnae
genitivewastīnaewastīnārum
dativewastīnaewastīnīs
accusativewastīnamwastīnās
ablativewastīnāwastīnīs
vocativewastīnawastīnae

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *wōstini (“desert, wilderness, waste”). Alternatively, though less likely due to the alternative forms listed above, from vastō (“to devastate, ravage or lay waste”) + -īna.

Descendants
  • Frenchgâtinefrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwastynefrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwastaynefrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwastenefrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwasteynfrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwasteynefrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwastinfrom Old French gastine
  • Middle Englishwastinefrom Old French gastine

Quick answers

What does wastīna mean in Latin?
wastīna, a noun, means “wasteland, uncultivated land”.
What is the genitive of wastīna?
The genitive singular is wastīnae. wastīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce wastīna?
In classical Latin, [wasˈtiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [wasˈtiː.na].