Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
sagena. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
sagena, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
sagena in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
sagena you have here. The definition of the word
sagena will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
sagena, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian са́же́нь (sážénʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈd͡ʒɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: sa‧gè‧na
Noun
sagena f (plural sagene)
- sazhen
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē, “dragnet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sagēna f (genitive sagēnae); first declension
- seine (large fishing net)
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “sagena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sagena 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)
- sagena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “sagena”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers