Levana
See also: levana
English
Etymology
From Latin levare (“to lift”).
Proper noun
Levana
- (Roman mythology) An Ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals relating to childbirth.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From levō (“I lift”) + -ānus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫɛˈwaː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [leˈvaː.na]
Proper noun
Levāna f sg (genitive Levānae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Levāna |
| genitive | Levānae |
| dative | Levānae |
| accusative | Levānam |
| ablative | Levānā |
| vocative | Levāna |
References
- “Levana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Levana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.