LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

anas1

anas f (genitive anitis or anatis)
Classical[ˈa.nas]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.nas]

Meaning

  1. feminineduck
    Anatum ōva gallīnīs saepe suppōnimus.We often place the eggs of ducks under hens.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanasanitēs
anatēs
genitiveanitis
anatis		anitum
anatum
dativeanitī
anatī		anitibus
anatibus
accusativeanitem
anatem		anitēs
anatēs
ablativeanite
anate		anitibus
anatibus
vocativeanasanitēs
anatēs

ănăs, ănătis (
I. gen. plur. anatum, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 6; rarely anatium, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 14; 3, 11, 1) [kindr. with old Germ. Anut; Lith. antis; mod. Germ. Ente; perh. also with Sanscr. ātis, a waterfowl], f., the duck: greges anatium, Varr. R. R. 3, 11: anatum ova, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124 al.: Anas fluviatilis, wild-duck, Ov. M. 11, 773.
Ănas, ae, m.,
I. a river in Spain, now Guadiana (Arab., i. e. Wadi-Ana, = river Anas), Caes. B. C. 1, 38; Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 3; 4, 22, 35, § 116; Mel. 2, 6; 3, 1; cf. Mann. Hispan. 325.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *anats, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). More at English annet.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanànecfrom Old Catalan ànet
  • Catalanànedafrom Old Catalan ànet
  • Occitananet
  • Occitananeda
  • Aragoneseanade
  • Aragoneseaneda
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseademfrom Old Galician-Portuguese ãade
  • Spanishánade
  • Macaneseadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese ãade
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchbédanefrom Old French ane
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniananadi
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshanda
  • Romanshenta
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianània
  • Lombardaneda
  • Franco-Provençalagnafrom Piedmontese ania
Borrowings
  • Basqueahatefrom Proto-Basque *anate
  • Basqueagatefrom Proto-Basque *anate
  • Basqueaatefrom Proto-Basque *anate
  • Esperantoanaso
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*anatria

In English words that came into English from anas

  • anatineanatīnus
  • anatiferousanas
noun · femininethird declension
anās2
anās f (genitive anātis)
Classical[ˈa.naːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.nas]

Meaning

  1. a disease of old women

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanāsanātēs
genitiveanātisanātum
dativeanātīanātibus
accusativeanātemanātēs
ablativeanāteanātibus
vocativeanāsanātēs

ănās, ātis, f. 3. anus,
I. disease of old women: anatem morbum anuum dicebant, id est, vetularum sicut senium morbum senum, Paul. ex Fest, p. 29 Müll.; cf. Placid. p. 435 Mai.

Origins

From anus (“old woman”).

proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Anās3
Anās m sg (genitive Anae)
Classical[ˈa.naːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.nas]

Meaning

  1. a river in Spain and Portugal; modern Guadiana

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAnās—
genitiveAnae—
dativeAnae—
accusativeAnān
Anam		—
ablativeAnā—
vocativeAnā—

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAnasAnas (ὁ Ἄνας: Guadiana, i.e. Wadi-Ana, river Anas, Arab.), an important river of Hispania, described by Strabo (iii. pp. 139, foll.) as rising in the …

Quick answers

What does anas mean in Latin?
anas, a noun, means “duck”.
What is the genitive of anas?
The genitive singular is anitis. anas is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce anas?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.nas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.nas].