sacena

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Latin

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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sacēna f (genitive sacēnae); first declension

  1. A kind of axe used in sacrifices

Declension

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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

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “sacena”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 459

Further reading

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  • sacena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.