coena, coenae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
dinner/supper, principle Roman meal (evening); course; meal; company at dinner;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coena | coenae |
| Gen. | coenae | coenarum |
| Dat. | coenae | coenis |
| Acc. | coenam | coenas |
| Voc. | coena | coenae |
| Abl. | coena | coenis |
Examples
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...tuus est epulas nobis aditurus easdem— ultima coena tuo sit, precor, illa viro! ergo ego dilectam tantum conviva..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...humanitas? Non enim ante medium diem distentus solitaria coena spectator adnotatorque convivis tuis immines: nec ieiunis et inanibus..."