lucina
/luˈsiːnə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An epithet of the Roman goddess Juno or (less often) Diana in the role of goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.
name
A separate goddess of those fields, a daughter of Jupiter and Juno and counterpart to the Greek Eileithyia.
name
A female given name from Latin.
Example Sentences
- "Lucina, the Sabine goddess of light, was combined with the Roman Juno, and as Juno Lucina, goddess of childbirth, she brought children into the world."
- "Many believe the genesis of saint Lucy can be found in the mythology of two roman deities: Lucina, goddess of birth and light, who merged with the mother goddess Juno."
- "2014, Alison Findlay, birth, entry in Women in Shakespeare: A Dictionary, unnumbered page, He can only pray to Lucina, goddess of childbirth and 'gentle midwife/ To those that cry at night' to speed Thaisa's delivery (Per. 3.1.10–14), and has not even time to commit her body to the sea during the storm."
Etymology
From Middle English Lucina and Lucyna, from Latin Lūcīna.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Lucina, Lūcīna
Phrases
Juno Lucina