LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

angiportus

angiportus m (genitive angiportūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinealley, lane (narrow street)
    Near-synonym: platea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeangiportusangiportūs
genitiveangiportūsangiportuum
dativeangiportuīangiportibus
accusativeangiportumangiportūs
ablativeangiportūangiportibus
vocativeangiportusangiportūs

angĭportus, ūs, m. (and angĭpor-tum, i, n.; cf. Prisc. p. 714 P.) [ang- as in angustus, and portus; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 145 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 17 Müll.],
I. a narrow street, lane, or alley, Paul. ex Fest. l. l.; cf. Dig. 16, 59; Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 5; id. Most. 5, 1, 5: viae omnes angiportusque, Cic. Div. 1, 32, 69; * Hor. C. 1, 25, 10; Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 5; 4, 7, 137; id. Cist. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 190, 10; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 39; id. Eun. 5, 2, 6: angiporto toto deerrare, Auct. ad Her. 4, 51, 64: in quadriviis et angiportis, Cat. 58, 4.

Origins

From the descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus (“narrow”, see Latin angustus) + portus which meant "crossing" in PIE times, but "harbor" in Latin.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianangiporto

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAngiportusAngiportus or ANGIPORTUM, a narrow lane between two rows of houses, sometimes ending in a cul de sac (id quidem angiportum non est pervium, Ter. Ad. 4…

Quick answers

What does angiportus mean in Latin?
angiportus, a noun, means “alley, lane (narrow street)”.
What is the genitive of angiportus?
The genitive singular is angiportūs. angiportus is masculine, fourth declension.