noun · masculinesecond declension
androgynus
androgynus m (genitive androgynī)
Classical[anˈdrɔ.ɡy.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[anˈdrɔː.d͡ʒi.nus]
Meaning
- masculinehermaphrodite
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | androgynus | androgynī |
| genitive | androgynī | androgynōrum |
| dative | androgynō | androgynīs |
| accusative | androgynum | androgynōs |
| ablative | androgynō | androgynīs |
| vocative | androgyne | androgynī |
andrŏgўnus, i, m., -gўnē, ēs, f., = ἀνδρόγυνος, ἀνδρογύνη,
I. a man-woman, hermaphrodite: imberbus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 493, 27; so * Cic. Div. 1, 43; Liv. 27, 11; Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15; 7, 3, 3, § 34 al.; Lucr. 5, 839.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
androgynus ī, m
, ἀνδρόγυνος, a man woman, hermaphrodite.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος (andrógunos, “hermaphrodite”), from ἀνδρός (andrós) (genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”).