Messana

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /mesˈsaː.na/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠äːnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mesˈsa.na/, [mesˈsäːnä]

Proper noun

Messāna f sg (genitive Messānae); first declension

  1. Messina (a city in Sicily)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Messāna
Genitive Messānae
Dative Messānae
Accusative Messānam
Ablative Messānā
Vocative Messāna
Locative Messānae

References
  • “Messana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Messana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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