LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

āmanuēnsis

āmanuēnsis m (genitive āmanuēnsis)
Classical[aː.ma.nuˈẽː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.ma.nuˈɛn.sis]

Meaning

  1. secretary, clerk

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeāmanuēnsisāmanuēnsēs
genitiveāmanuēnsisāmanuēnsium
dativeāmanuēnsīāmanuēnsibus
accusativeāmanuēnsemāmanuēnsēs
āmanuēnsīs
ablativeāmanuēnseāmanuēnsibus
vocativeāmanuēnsisāmanuēnsēs

āmănŭensis, is, m. ab-manus,
I. a clerk, secretary, a manu servus (cf. ab, II. B. z. p.), only in Suet. Tib. 3 and Ner. 44.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latināmanuēnsis

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -ēnsis Latin āmanuēnsis From ab- + manus (“hand”) + -ēnsis.

Descendants
  • Catalanamanuense
  • Englishamanuensis
  • Italianamanuense
  • Portugueseamanuense
  • Spanishamanuense

In English words that came into English from āmanuēnsis

  • amanuensisāmanuēnsis

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAmanuensisAmanuensis or A MANU SERVUS, a slave, or freedman, whose office it was to write letters and other things under his master's direction. The amanuensis …

Quick answers

What does āmanuēnsis mean in Latin?
āmanuēnsis, a noun, means “secretary, clerk”.
What is the genitive of āmanuēnsis?
The genitive singular is āmanuēnsis. āmanuēnsis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce āmanuēnsis?
In classical Latin, [aː.ma.nuˈẽː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.ma.nuˈɛn.sis].
Where does āmanuēnsis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin āmanuēnsis.