LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

anemōnē

anemōnē f (genitive anemōnēs)
Classical[a.nɛˈmoː.neː]Ecclesiastical[a.neˈmɔː.ne]

Meaning

  1. windflower, anemone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanemōnēanemōnae
genitiveanemōnēsanemōnārum
dativeanemōnaeanemōnīs
accusativeanemōnēnanemōnās
ablativeanemōnēanemōnīs
vocativeanemōnēanemōnae

ănĕmōnē, ēs, f., = ἀνεμώνη,
I. anemone, i. e. wind-flower, Plin. 21, 11, 38, § 65; 21, 23, 94, § 164 (in the latter pass. Pliny says it was so called because it opened its flowers only when the wind blew; it grows most abundantly in Alpine districts of warmer regions).

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē). Pliny says it was so called because the flowers opened only when the wind blew.

Descendants
  • Englishanemone
  • Frenchanémone
  • Italiananemone
  • Normananémône

Quick answers

What does anemōnē mean in Latin?
anemōnē, a noun, means “windflower, anemone”.
What is the genitive of anemōnē?
The genitive singular is anemōnēs. anemōnē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce anemōnē?
In classical Latin, [a.nɛˈmoː.neː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.neˈmɔː.ne].