LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

anatīnus

anatīnus (feminine anatīna, neuter anatīnum)
Classical[a.naˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.naˈtiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf, or resembling a duck.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanatīnusanatīnaanatīnum
genitiveanatīnīanatīnaeanatīnī
dativeanatīnōanatīnaeanatīnō
accusativeanatīnumanatīnamanatīnum
ablativeanatīnōanatīnāanatīnō
vocativeanatīneanatīnaanatīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanatīnīanatīnaeanatīna
genitiveanatīnōrumanatīnārumanatīnōrum
dativeanatīnīsanatīnīsanatīnīs
accusativeanatīnōsanatīnāsanatīna
ablativeanatīnīsanatīnīsanatīnīs
vocativeanatīnīanatīnaeanatīna

ănătīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to the duck: Utinam fortunam nunc [ego] anatinam uterer, Uti quom exivissem ex aquā, arerem tamen, * Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 49.—Hence, ănătīna, ae, f. (sc. caro), duck-flesh, duck, Petr. 56, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énh₂ts
  2. Proto-Italic*anats
  3. Latinanatīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin anatīnus From anas (“duck”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Englishanatine

In English words that came into English from anatīnus

  • anatineanatīnus

Quick answers

What does anatīnus mean in Latin?
anatīnus, a adjective, means “Of, or resembling a duck.”.
How do you pronounce anatīnus?
In classical Latin, [a.naˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.naˈtiː.nus].
Where does anatīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts → Proto-Italic *anats → Latin anatīnus.