Annona

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See also: annona and Anona

Translingual

Annona squamosa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from an indigenous Taíno term for the fruit or tree, modified to conform with Latin annona (corn, grain; means of subsistence)

Proper noun

Annona f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae – flowering plants, consisting of tropical shrubs and small trees, including the soursop.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain capsid bugs.

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English

Proper noun

Annona

  1. (Roman mythology) A Roman goddess personifying the yearly harvest.
  2. A settlement in Red River County, Texas.

Latin

Etymology

From annōna (yearly produce).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Annōna f (genitive Annōnae); first declension

  1. The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Annōna Annōnae
genitive Annōnae Annōnārum
dative Annōnae Annōnīs
accusative Annōnam Annōnās
ablative Annōnā Annōnīs
vocative Annōna Annōnae