English

Noun

habena ‎(plural habenae)

1. A restricting bandage or frenum

Latin

Etymology

From Latin habeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /haˈbeː.na/

Noun

habēna f ‎(genitive habēnae); first declension

1. thong, rein, lash, bridle.
2. (Ship's rigging) sheet.
3. vocative singular of habēna.

habēnā f

1. ablative singular of habēna.

Inflection

First declension.

References

• habena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• habena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “habena”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • with loose reins: freno remisso; effusis habenis
    
  • to tighten the reins: habenas adducere
    
  • to slacken the reins: habenas permittere
    
• habena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• habena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin