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fagina.

beech marten

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[faˈd͡ʒiː.na]
  1. beech marten

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1591. From Romance, compare French fouine and Italian faina, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna (“beech marten”).

noun
  1. beech marten

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of [[:Unsupported titles/`lsqb``lsqb``lsqb`mustela`rsqb``rsqb``rsqb` *fagina#Latin|[mūstēla] *fāgīna]] (literally “beech weasel”), from an adjective *fāgīnus (“beechen”) from fāgus (“beech”) + -īnus, for which compare fāginus (“beechen”).

adj[ˈfaː.ɡɪ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.d͡ʒi.na][ˈfaː.ɡɪ.naː]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.d͡ʒi.na]
  1. inflection of fāginus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of fāginus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ˈfaː.ɡɪ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.d͡ʒi.na][ˈfaː.ɡɪ.naː]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.d͡ʒi.na]
  1. ablative feminine singular of fāginus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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