"-erna" meaning in Latin

See -erna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ernus [canonical], -erna [feminine], -ernum [neuter]
Etymology: Related to -urnus, rnus. Head templates: {{la-suffix-adj|-erna}} -ernus (feminine -erna, neuter -ernum); first/second-declension suffix
  1. A noun-forming suffix, used to denote a place or container. Tags: declension-1, declension-2, morpheme, suffix Derived forms: caverna (alt: cave, cavern, from cav-) (english: hollow), cisterna (alt: cistern, reservoir, from cist-) (english: box, chest), lucerna (alt: lamp, lantern, from luc-) (english: light), taberna (alt: hut, shop, tavern, perhaps from tab- or trab-) (english: board; beam)
    Sense id: en--erna-la-suffix-uQxiKM6O Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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          "alt": "cistern, reservoir, from cist-",
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          "translation": "box, chest",
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        {
          "alt": "lamp, lantern, from luc-",
          "english": "light",
          "translation": "light",
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    },
    {
      "alt": "cistern, reservoir, from cist-",
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    },
    {
      "alt": "lamp, lantern, from luc-",
      "english": "light",
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    {
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