Henna

See also: henna, hénna, and henną

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Henriikka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -enːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Hen‧na

Proper noun

Henna

  1. a female given name
  2. A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.

Declension
Inflection of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Henna Hennat
genitive Hennan Hennojen
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
singular plural
nominative Henna Hennat
accusative nom. Henna Hennat
gen. Hennan
genitive Hennan Hennojen
Hennainrare
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
inessive Hennassa Hennoissa
elative Hennasta Hennoista
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
adessive Hennalla Hennoilla
ablative Hennalta Hennoilta
allative Hennalle Hennoille
essive Hennana Hennoina
translative Hennaksi Hennoiksi
instructive — Hennoin
abessive Hennatta Hennoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Henna (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennani Hennani
accusative nom. Hennani Hennani
gen. Hennani
genitive Hennani Hennojeni
Hennainirare
partitive Hennaani Hennojani
inessive Hennassani Hennoissani
elative Hennastani Hennoistani
illative Hennaani Hennoihini
adessive Hennallani Hennoillani
ablative Hennaltani Hennoiltani
allative Hennalleni Hennoilleni
essive Hennanani Hennoinani
translative Hennakseni Hennoikseni
instructive — —
abessive Hennattani Hennoittani
comitative — Hennoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennasi Hennasi
accusative nom. Hennasi Hennasi
gen. Hennasi
genitive Hennasi Hennojesi
Hennaisirare
partitive Hennaasi Hennojasi
inessive Hennassasi Hennoissasi
elative Hennastasi Hennoistasi
illative Hennaasi Hennoihisi
adessive Hennallasi Hennoillasi
ablative Hennaltasi Hennoiltasi
allative Hennallesi Hennoillesi
essive Hennanasi Hennoinasi
translative Hennaksesi Hennoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive Hennattasi Hennoittasi
comitative — Hennoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennamme Hennamme
accusative nom. Hennamme Hennamme
gen. Hennamme
genitive Hennamme Hennojemme
Hennaimmerare
partitive Hennaamme Hennojamme
inessive Hennassamme Hennoissamme
elative Hennastamme Hennoistamme
illative Hennaamme Hennoihimme
adessive Hennallamme Hennoillamme
ablative Hennaltamme Hennoiltamme
allative Hennallemme Hennoillemme
essive Hennanamme Hennoinamme
translative Hennaksemme Hennoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive Hennattamme Hennoittamme
comitative — Hennoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennanne Hennanne
accusative nom. Hennanne Hennanne
gen. Hennanne
genitive Hennanne Hennojenne
Hennainnerare
partitive Hennaanne Hennojanne
inessive Hennassanne Hennoissanne
elative Hennastanne Hennoistanne
illative Hennaanne Hennoihinne
adessive Hennallanne Hennoillanne
ablative Hennaltanne Hennoiltanne
allative Hennallenne Hennoillenne
essive Hennananne Hennoinanne
translative Hennaksenne Hennoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive Hennattanne Hennoittanne
comitative — Hennoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennansa Hennansa
accusative nom. Hennansa Hennansa
gen. Hennansa
genitive Hennansa Hennojensa
Hennainsarare
partitive Hennaansa Hennojaan
Hennojansa
inessive Hennassaan
Hennassansa		 Hennoissaan
Hennoissansa
elative Hennastaan
Hennastansa		 Hennoistaan
Hennoistansa
illative Hennaansa Hennoihinsa
adessive Hennallaan
Hennallansa		 Hennoillaan
Hennoillansa
ablative Hennaltaan
Hennaltansa		 Hennoiltaan
Hennoiltansa
allative Hennalleen
Hennallensa		 Hennoilleen
Hennoillensa
essive Hennanaan
Hennanansa		 Hennoinaan
Hennoinansa
translative Hennakseen
Hennaksensa		 Hennoikseen
Hennoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive Hennattaan
Hennattansa		 Hennoittaan
Hennoittansa
comitative — Hennoineen
Hennoinensa

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)

  1. (countable) Short for Hennastrauch, a shrub, Lawsonia inermis.
  2. (uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
    • 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Jonny Gigolo”, in Udotopia:
      Ob blond, ob braun, ob schwarz, ob Henna / Und manchmal steht er auch auf Männer
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of Henna [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, die Henna
genitive eines, einer des, der Hennas, Henna
dative einem, einer dem, der Henna
accusative ein, eine das, die Henna

Further reading
  • “Henna” in Duden online
  • “Henna” in Duden online
  • “Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension

  1. One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Henna
Genitive Hennae
Dative Hennae
Accusative Hennam
Ablative Hennā
Vocative Henna
Locative Hennae

Derived terms
  • Hennēnsis
  • Hennaeus

References
  • “Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Henna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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