Lucyna

Middle English

Alternative forms

Lucina, Lucyne

Etymology

From Latin Lucīna.

Proper noun

Lucyna

(mythology) The Roman goddess of childbirth; Lucina.
(astronomy, sometimes capitalised) The celestial body closest to the Earth, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system as well as the boundary between the Earth and the heavens; the Moon.

Synonyms

Diane, Phebe
(planet): mone, lune

Descendants

English: Lucina

References

“Lucina, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 June 2018.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lucīna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luˈt͡sɨ.na/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɨna
Syllabification: Lu‧cy‧na

Proper noun

Lucyna f

a female given name, equivalent to English Lucina

Declension

Declension of Lucyna

	singular	plural
nominative	Lucyna	Lucyny
genitive	Lucyny	Lucyn
dative	Lucynie	Lucynom
accusative	Lucynę	Lucyny
instrumental	Lucyną	Lucynami
locative	Lucynie	Lucynach
vocative	Lucyno	Lucyny

Further reading

Lucyna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
Lucyna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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