herna

See also: hérna

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; proposed derivations include:

• From a root common to Ancient Greek χοιράς (khoirás, “like a hog; rock”) and Ζάραξ (Zárax, “name of a mountain”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Cognates include Latin hīrtus (“rough, rude”) and horreō (“I tremble”).

Noun

herna f (genitive hernae); first declension

1. stone, rock

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	herna	hernae
Genitive	hernae	hernārum
Dative	hernae	hernīs
Accusative	hernam	hernās
Ablative	hernā	hernīs
Vocative	herna	hernae

References

• herna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• herna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.