maena

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See also: maeña, and mæna

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαίνη (maínē).

Noun

maena f (genitive maenae); first declension

  1. A small sea fish

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

  • maena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • maena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.