cena

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-1) dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later)
2. (Medieval-Latin, declension-1, historical) gwestva (a duty levied by Welsh kings twice a year upon the free men of their kingdom)

Verb

second-person singular present active imperative of cēnō

Concepts

dinner

meal

supper

supping

lunch

food

🍽️

nourishment

nutriment

sustenance

victuals

foodstuff

nutrition

aliment

noonmeat

course

dish

evening meal

feast

feeding

Synonyms

cibus vespertinus

cibus

🍽️

alimentum

🍽️

esca

🍽️

victus

pabulum

🍽️

cēna

pābulum

cibus meridianus

prandium

Translations

repas

jantar

comida

🍽️

pasto

cena

cena

dîner

ceia

maaltijd

Mittagessen

déjeuner

Mahl

Mahlzeit

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkeː.na]

Etymology

From Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic *kertsnā (compare Umbrian śesna, Oscan kersnu), from Proto-Indo-European *kért-sneh₂ (“portion”), from root *(s)kert- (“to cut”), from *(s)ker- (compare Lithuanian kérti, Armenian քերթել (kʻertʻel, “to skin”), Sanskrit कृन्तति (kṛntáti, “he cuts (in pieces)”)). Related to cortex, scortum.