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scaena.

theater stage, "boards"; scene; theater; public stage/view, publicity;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskae̯.na]Classical-Latin[ˈʃɛː.na]

  1. stage

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. scene

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. theatre

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. natural scenery, background, backdrop

    declension-1 · feminine

  5. publicity, the public eye

    declension-1 · feminine

  6. euphemism for death with dēcēdo

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der. Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor. Latin scaena From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ). Seemingly with a hypercorrective /ae̯/ < /eː/ in reaction to an opposite trend (cf. haedus, saeta > ēdus, sēta).

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