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
- P
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..." - G
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..."