LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

alnus

alnus f or m (genitive alnī)
Classical[ˈaɫ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinealder (tree)
  2. broadlyfemininemasculineanything made of alder wood; a ship, vessel or boat.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealnusalnī
genitivealnīalnōrum
dativealnōalnīs
accusativealnumalnōs
ablativealnōalnīs
vocativealnealnī

alnus, i, f. akin to Swed. al; A. S. aler; Germ. Eller; Engl. alder, elder,
I. the alder, which flourishes in moist places: Betula alnus, Linn.; cf. Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 218; Cat. 17, 18; Verg. G. 2, 110: alnorum umbracula, Cic. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4.—Poet., any thing made of alder-wood; so esp., a ship, since it was much used in ship-building: tunc alnos primum fluvii sensere cavatas, Verg. G. 1, 136; so id. ib. 2, 451; Luc. 2, 426: amica fretis, Stat. Th. 6, 106 al.; and of pales or posts, Luc. 2, 486; 4, 422.—The sisters of Phaëton, while bewailing his death, were changed to alders, acc. to Verg. E. 6, 62; cf. with it id. A. 10, 190; Claud. Fescenn. Nupt. Hon. 14.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *alznos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élsnos, from *h₂élis.

Descendants
  • Frenchaulne
  • Italianalno
  • Romaniananin
  • Romanianarin
  • Spanishalno
  • Aromaniananin
  • Aromanianarin
  • Esperantoalno
  • Megleno-Romanianrin

Quick answers

What does alnus mean in Latin?
alnus, a noun, means “alder (tree); anything made of alder wood; a ship, vessel or boat.”.
What is the genitive of alnus?
The genitive singular is alnī. alnus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce alnus?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.nus].