Levana

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin levare (“to lift”).

Proper noun

Levana

1. (Roman mythology) An Ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals relating to childbirth.

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Latin

Etymology

From levō (“I lift”) +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leˈu̯aː.na/, [ɫ̪eˈu̯äːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈva.na/, [leˈväːnä]

Proper noun

Levāna f sg (genitive Levānae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) Levana

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Levāna
Genitive	Levānae
Dative	Levānae
Accusative	Levānam
Ablative	Levānā
Vocative	Levāna

References

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