Porsena

Latin

Alternative forms

• Porsīna
• Porsenna
• Porsinna

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌐𐌖𐌓𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀𐌔 (pursenas).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.se.na/, [ˈpɔrs̠ɛnä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.se.na/, [ˈpɔrsenä]

Proper noun

Porsena m sg (genitive Porsenae); first declension

1. A king of Etruria who made war on Rome

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Porsena
Genitive	Porsenae
Dative	Porsenae
Accusative	Porsenam
Ablative	Porsenā
Vocative	Porsena

References

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