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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/02/08 23:29 UTC 版)
catena (plural catenas or catenae)
From Proto-Italic *katesnā, further etymology unknown. Probably connected with caterva (“crowd”) and cassis (“hunting-net”).
Pokorny derives catēna, caterva, and cassis from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to link or weave together; chain, net”), with casa as another possible cognate.
Martirosyan connects cassis and catēna with Old Armenian ցանց (cʻancʻ, “casting-net”) and derives all from a Mediterranean substrate.
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | catēna | catēnae |
| genitive | catēnae | catēnārum |
| dative | catēnae | catēnīs |
| accusative | catēnam | catēnās |
| ablative | catēnā | catēnīs |
| vocative | catēna | catēnae |
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