What does acanthinus mean in Latin?

acanthinus, a adjective, means “Resembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking hellebore (Helleborus foetidus)”.

How do you pronounce acanthinus?

In classical Latin, [aˈkan.tʰɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkan.ti.nus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

acanthinus (feminine acanthina, neuter acanthinum)

Classical[aˈkan.tʰɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkan.ti.nus]

adjectiveResembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking hellebore (Helleborus foetidus)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	acanthinus	acanthina	acanthinum
genitive	acanthinī	acanthinae	acanthinī
dative	acanthinō	acanthinae	acanthinō
accusative	acanthinum	acanthinam	acanthinum
ablative	acanthinō	acanthinā	acanthinō
vocative	acanthine	acanthina	acanthinum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	acanthinī	acanthinae	acanthina
genitive	acanthinōrum	acanthinārum	acanthinōrum
dative	acanthinīs	acanthinīs	acanthinīs
accusative	acanthinōs	acanthinās	acanthina
ablative	acanthinīs	acanthinīs	acanthinīs
vocative	acanthinī	acanthinae	acanthina

ăcanthĭnus, a, um, adj. acanthus,

I. resembling the plant bear's-foot, Col. 9, 4, 4, and Plin. 25, 7, 38, § 78.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -inus Latin acanthinus From acanthus + -inus.