Henna

See also: henna, hénna, and henną

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Henriikka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -enːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Hen‧na

Proper noun

Henna

  1. a female given name
  2. A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.

Declension
Inflection of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Henna Hennat
genitive Hennan Hennojen
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
singular plural
nominative Henna Hennat
accusative nom. Henna Hennat
gen. Hennan
genitive Hennan Hennojen
Hennainrare
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
inessive Hennassa Hennoissa
elative Hennasta Hennoista
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
adessive Hennalla Hennoilla
ablative Hennalta Hennoilta
allative Hennalle Hennoille
essive Hennana Hennoina
translative Hennaksi Hennoiksi
instructive — Hennoin
abessive Hennatta Hennoitta
comitative — Hennoineen
Possessive forms of Henna (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Hennani Hennamme
2nd person Hennasi Hennanne
3rd person Hennansa

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ḥinnāʾ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)

  1. (countable) Short for Hennastrauch, a shrub, Lawsonia inermis.
  2. (uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
    • 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Jonny Gigolo”, in Udotopia:
      Ob blond, ob braun, ob schwarz, ob Henna / Und manchmal steht er auch auf Männer
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of Henna [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, die Henna
genitive eines, einer des, der Hennas, Henna
dative einem, einer dem, der Henna
accusative ein, eine das, die Henna

Further reading
  • “Henna” in Duden online
  • “Henna” in Duden online
  • “Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension

  1. One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Henna
Genitive Hennae
Dative Hennae
Accusative Hennam
Ablative Hennā
Vocative Henna
Locative Hennae

Derived terms
  • Hennēnsis
  • Hennaeus

References
  • “Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Henna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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