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Webster 1913 Edition


Hemina


He-mi′na

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Heminae
(#)
.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A measure of half a sextary.
Arbuthnot.
2.
(Med.)
A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hemina

HEM'INA

,
Noun.
[L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and according to Arbuthnot, about half a pint English wine measure.
1.
In medicine, a measure equal to about ten ounces.

Definition 2024


hemina

hemina

English

Noun

hemina (plural heminae)

  1. (historical, Roman antiquity) A measure of half a sextary.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Arbuthnot to this entry?)
  2. (medicine) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμίνα (hēmína).

Noun

hēmīna f (genitive hēmīnae); first declension

  1. A measure of half a sextary
  2. A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative hēmīna hēmīnae
genitive hēmīnae hēmīnārum
dative hēmīnae hēmīnīs
accusative hēmīnam hēmīnās
ablative hēmīnā hēmīnīs
vocative hēmīna hēmīnae

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