LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

amitīnus

amitīnus (feminine amitīna, neuter amitīnum)
Classical[a.mɪˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.miˈtiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveDescended from a father's sister.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamitīnusamitīnaamitīnum
genitiveamitīnīamitīnaeamitīnī
dativeamitīnōamitīnaeamitīnō
accusativeamitīnumamitīnamamitīnum
ablativeamitīnōamitīnāamitīnō
vocativeamitīneamitīnaamitīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamitīnīamitīnaeamitīna
genitiveamitīnōrumamitīnārumamitīnōrum
dativeamitīnīsamitīnīsamitīnīs
accusativeamitīnōsamitīnāsamitīna
ablativeamitīnīsamitīnīsamitīnīs
vocativeamitīnīamitīnaeamitīna

ămĭtīnus, a, um, adj. amita,
I. descended from a father's sister; hence, ămĭtī-ni, ōrum, m., and ămĭtīnae, ārum, f., cousins, cousins-german, Dig. 38, 10, 1 and 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin amitīnus From amita (“paternal aunt”) + -īnus.

Quick answers

What does amitīnus mean in Latin?
amitīnus, a adjective, means “Descended from a father's sister.”.
How do you pronounce amitīnus?
In classical Latin, [a.mɪˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.miˈtiː.nus].