Messana

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsaː.na/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠äːnä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsa.na/, [mesˈsäːnä]

Proper noun

Messāna f sg (genitive Messānae); first declension

Messina (a city in Sicily)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Messāna
Genitive	Messānae
Dative	Messānae
Accusative	Messānam
Ablative	Messānā
Vocative	Messāna
Locative	Messānae

References

“Messana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Messana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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