Cluana

Latin

Etymology

The name is of uncertain origin:

Related to the city Cluviae in Carricini, which could be from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook”) or related to Clusium
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”), cognate with clueo (“I am called”)
From cluo (“I cleanse”); if so, related to the river Cluentus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kluˈaː.na/, [kɫ̪uˈäːnä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kluˈa.na/, [kluˈäːnä]

Proper noun

Cluāna f sg (genitive Cluānae); first declension

A town in Picenum situated between Cupra and Potentia

Declension

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References

Cluana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Cluana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Delle antichità picene dell'abate Giuseppe Colucci patrizio camerinese. Tomo 1. (-31.) .., Volume 8, p. 78
Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992

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