sacena

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally linked to Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), whence also Latin secō (“I cut”) and saxum (“stone”),[1] but the root vowel /a/ and the suffix remain unexplained.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈkeː.na/, [s̠äˈkeːnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈt͡ʃe.na/, [säˈt͡ʃɛːnä]

Noun

sacēna f (genitive sacēnae); first declension

  1. A kind of axe used in sacrifices

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sacēna sacēnae
Genitive sacēnae sacēnārum
Dative sacēnae sacēnīs
Accusative sacēnam sacēnās
Ablative sacēnā sacēnīs
Vocative sacēna sacēnae

References
  • sacena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “sacena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 459
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