adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
anguineus
anguineus (feminine anguinea, neuter anguineum)
Classical[aŋˈɡʷɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aŋˈɡʷiː.ne.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelating to or resembling serpents, snaky
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anguineus | anguinea | anguineum |
| genitive | anguineī | anguineae | anguineī |
| dative | anguineō | anguineae | anguineō |
| accusative | anguineum | anguineam | anguineum |
| ablative | anguineō | anguineā | anguineō |
| vocative | anguinee | anguinea | anguineum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anguineī | anguineae | anguinea |
| genitive | anguineōrum | anguineārum | anguineōrum |
| dative | anguineīs | anguineīs | anguineīs |
| accusative | anguineōs | anguineās | anguinea |
| ablative | anguineīs | anguineīs | anguineīs |
| vocative | anguineī | anguineae | anguinea |
anguĭnĕus, a, um, adj. anguis, less freq. than the foll.
1. Of or pertaining to the serpent, snaky:
Gorgonis comae, Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 12.—2. Similar to a serpent in form, serpent-like:
cucumis, Col. 2, 9, 10; 7, 10, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
anguineus adj.,
of serpents, snaky: Gorgonis comae, O.
Origins
From anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis.
In English words that came into English from anguineus
- anguinealanguineus
- anguineousanguineus