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urna (plural urnas)
Probably from *urc-na, with simplification of the cluster. Ernout and Meillet view this word, urceus, orca and Greek ὕρχη (húrkhē) (other words for vessels) as all related somehow via borrowing (with the exact source and pathway unclear). Bennett 1907 indicates that the length of the vowel in the first syllable is not established, noting that the Italian descendant could be a learned form, and hypothesizes that the word is derived from a weak grade of the root arc-, presumably referring to the root found in arceō, arca, and arx, which is now reconstructed as *h₂erk-. However, Schrijver 1991 argues that word-initial *HRC- normally has a reflex of aRC in Latin (as in argentum from *h₂r̥ǵn̥to-), which would exclude Bennett's favored etymology.
By an alternative derivation, from ūrō (“burn, singe”) in reference to the firing of the clay in their creation.
Cognate with Faliscan 𐌖𐌓𐌍𐌀𐌌 (urnam, accusative singular).
urna f (genitive urnae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | urna | urnae |
| genitive | urnae | urnārum |
| dative | urnae | urnīs |
| accusative | urnam | urnās |
| ablative | urnā | urnīs |
| vocative | urna | urnae |