strena

See also: štrena

Latin

Noun

strēna f (genitive strēnae); first declension

sign, omen (favourable)
New Year's gift

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	strēna	strēnae
Genitive	strēnae	strēnārum
Dative	strēnae	strēnīs
Accusative	strēnam	strēnās
Ablative	strēnā	strēnīs
Vocative	strēna	strēnae

Descendants

Catalan: estrena
Italian: strenna
Ladino: estrena
Old French: estreine
- French: étrenne

Old Portuguese: *estrẽa
- Galician: estrea
- Portuguese: estreia
Spanish: estrena, estreno

References

strena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
strena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
strena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English strainer.

Noun

strena

coffee or tea strainer

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