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agna.

ear of grain; straw/blade (L+S); ewe lamb;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaŋ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈaɲ.ɲa]
  1. A ewe lamb.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós Proto-Italic *agʷnos Latin agnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin agna From agnus (“lamb”) + -a (feminine suffix).

noun[ˈaŋ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈaɲ.ɲa]
  1. A blade, straw; ear of grain.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare English awn, Lithuanian ašni̇̀s (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

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