Cluana
Latin
Etymology
The name is of uncertain origin:
- Related to the city Cluviae in Carricini, which could be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook”) or related to Clusium
- From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”), cognate with clueo (“I am called”)
- From cluo (“I cleanse”); if so, related to the river Cluentus
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kluˈaː.na/, [kɫ̪uˈäːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kluˈa.na/, [kluˈäːnä]
Proper noun
Cluāna f sg (genitive Cluānae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cluāna |
| Genitive | Cluānae |
| Dative | Cluānae |
| Accusative | Cluānam |
| Ablative | Cluānā |
| Vocative | Cluāna |
| Locative | Cluānae |
References
- Cluana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cluana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Delle antichità picene dell'abate Giuseppe Colucci patrizio camerinese. Tomo 1. (-31.) .., Volume 8, p. 78
- Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992
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