See also: henna, hénna, and henną

Finnish

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Etymology

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Short form of Henriikka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -enːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Hen‧na

Proper noun

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Henna

  1. a female given name
  2. A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.

Declension

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Inflection of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Henna Hennat
genitive Hennan Hennojen
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
singular plural
nominative Henna Hennat
accusative nom. Henna Hennat
gen. Hennan
genitive Hennan Hennojen
Hennain rare
partitive Hennaa Hennoja
inessive Hennassa Hennoissa
elative Hennasta Hennoista
illative Hennaan Hennoihin
adessive Hennalla Hennoilla
ablative Hennalta Hennoilta
allative Hennalle Hennoille
essive Hennana Hennoina
translative Hennaksi Hennoiksi
abessive Hennatta Hennoitta
instructive Hennoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennani Hennani
accusative nom. Hennani Hennani
gen. Hennani
genitive Hennani Hennojeni
Hennaini rare
partitive Hennaani Hennojani
inessive Hennassani Hennoissani
elative Hennastani Hennoistani
illative Hennaani Hennoihini
adessive Hennallani Hennoillani
ablative Hennaltani Hennoiltani
allative Hennalleni Hennoilleni
essive Hennanani Hennoinani
translative Hennakseni Hennoikseni
abessive Hennattani Hennoittani
instructive
comitative Hennoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennasi Hennasi
accusative nom. Hennasi Hennasi
gen. Hennasi
genitive Hennasi Hennojesi
Hennaisi rare
partitive Hennaasi Hennojasi
inessive Hennassasi Hennoissasi
elative Hennastasi Hennoistasi
illative Hennaasi Hennoihisi
adessive Hennallasi Hennoillasi
ablative Hennaltasi Hennoiltasi
allative Hennallesi Hennoillesi
essive Hennanasi Hennoinasi
translative Hennaksesi Hennoiksesi
abessive Hennattasi Hennoittasi
instructive
comitative Hennoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennamme Hennamme
accusative nom. Hennamme Hennamme
gen. Hennamme
genitive Hennamme Hennojemme
Hennaimme rare
partitive Hennaamme Hennojamme
inessive Hennassamme Hennoissamme
elative Hennastamme Hennoistamme
illative Hennaamme Hennoihimme
adessive Hennallamme Hennoillamme
ablative Hennaltamme Hennoiltamme
allative Hennallemme Hennoillemme
essive Hennanamme Hennoinamme
translative Hennaksemme Hennoiksemme
abessive Hennattamme Hennoittamme
instructive
comitative Hennoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hennanne Hennanne
accusative nom. Hennanne Hennanne
gen. Hennanne
genitive Hennanne Hennojenne
Hennainne rare
partitive Hennaanne Hennojanne
inessive Hennassanne Hennoissanne
elative Hennastanne Hennoistanne
illative Hennaanne Hennoihinne
adessive Hennallanne Hennoillanne
ablative Hennaltanne Hennoiltanne
allative Hennallenne Hennoillenne
essive Hennananne Hennoinanne
translative Hennaksenne Hennoiksenne
abessive Hennattanne Hennoittanne
instructive
comitative Hennoinenne
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Statistics

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  • Henna is the 69th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,348 female individuals (and as a middle name to 971 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛna/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)

  1. (countable) Short for Hennastrauch, a shrub, Lawsonia inermis.
  2. (uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
    • 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Jonny Gigolo”, in Udotopia:
      Ob blond, ob braun, ob schwarz, ob Henna / Und manchmal steht er auch auf Männer
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Henna” in Duden online
  • Henna” in Duden online
  • Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).

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Proper noun

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Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension

  1. One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Henna
genitive Hennae
dative Hennae
accusative Hennam
ablative Hennā
vocative Henna
locative Hennae

Derived terms

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References

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  • Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Henna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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