catena

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Related terms 2.3 Anagrams 3 Latin 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Inflection 3.1.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin, from Latin catena (“‘chain’”)

[edit] Noun

catena (plural catenas)

1. A series of related items.
   • 1873, Walter Bagehot, Lombard Street:

     And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin catēna.

[edit] Noun

catena f. (plural catene)

1. chain
2. bond, fetter; subordination, repression
3. tie, cord, bond

[edit] Synonyms

• ordito

[edit] Related terms

• catena alimentare
• catenaccio
• catena da neve
• catenaria
• catenella
• incatenare

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aacent
• ancate
• cenata

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

catēna (genitive catēnae); f, first declension

1. chain
2. vocative singular of catēna

catēnā f.

1. ablative singular of catēna

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	catēna	catēnae
genitive	catēnae	catēnārum
dative	catēnae	catēnīs
accusative	catēnam	catēnās
ablative	catēnā	catēnīs
vocative	catēna	catēnae

[edit] Descendants

• English: catenary

  catenate

  concatenate

• French: chaîne f. ( < Old French chaeine)
• Italian: catena f.
• Spanish: cadena f.