fagina

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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (beech marten).

Pronunciation

Noun

fagina f (plural fagines)

  1. beech marten
    Synonym: gorjablanc

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Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

First attested in 1591. From Romance, compare French fouine and Italian faina, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (beech marten).

Pronunciation

Noun

fāgīna f (genitive fāgīnae); first declension (Renaissance Latin)

  1. beech marten
    Hypernym: mūstēla

References

  1. ^ fagina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fāgina

  1. inflection of fāginus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

fāginā

  1. ablative feminine singular of fāginus