LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

zōna

zōna f (genitive zōnae)
Classical[ˈzoː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. belt, girdle
    ‘zōna latet tua nunc, et crās fortasse latēbit:“Your belt is hiding now, and perhaps tomorrow it will lie hidden: Afterwards, Orion, it will be visible to me.” (It is the heliacal rising (appearance before sunrise) in June of the upper portion of Orion (constellation).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.787–788
  2. zone

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezōnazōnae
genitivezōnaezōnārum
dativezōnaezōnīs
accusativezōnamzōnās
ablativezōnāzōnīs
vocativezōnazōnae

zōna (sōna, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 85 Ritschl), ae, f., = ζώνη,
I. a belt, girdle, zone, worn about the loins by women (cf. cingulum).
I. Lit., Cat. 2, 13; Ov. F. 2, 320; id. H. 2, 116; id. M. 5, 470; 10, 379; id. R. Am. 602; id. Am. 1, 7, 48 al.—
II. Transf.
A. A girdle worn by men for containing money, a money-belt (cf. crumena), C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 15, 12 fin.; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 40.—
B. The girdle or belt of Orion, a constellation, Ov. F. 6, 787.—
C. A line running around the edge of a gem, a girdle, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90.—
D. One of the imaginary circles which divided the earth into five climates, a zone, Verg. G. 1, 233; Ov. M. 1, 46; 2, 131; Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172; Mel. 1, 1, 2; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15, 13; 2, 5, 20; Mart. Cap. 6, § 602.—
E. A kind of herpes or erysipelas, which spreads about the body like a girdle, and destroys life, the shingles; called also zoster, Scrib. Comp. 63.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
  2. Latinzōna

Proto-Indo-European *yoh₃snéh₂der. Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē)bor. Latin zōna From Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē).

Descendants
  • Catalanzona
  • Englishzone
  • Englishzona pellucida
  • Frenchzone
  • GermanZonefrom French zone
  • Romanianzonăfrom French zone
  • Italianzona
  • Occitanzòna
  • Portuguesezona
  • Spanishzona

Quick answers

What does zōna mean in Latin?
zōna, a noun, means “belt, girdle; zone”.
What is the genitive of zōna?
The genitive singular is zōnae. zōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce zōna?
In classical Latin, [ˈzoː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡zɔː.na].
Where does zōna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- → Latin zōna.