LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

anguineus

anguineus (feminine anguinea, neuter anguineum)
Classical[aŋˈɡʷɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aŋˈɡʷiː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelating to or resembling serpents, snaky

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanguineusanguineaanguineum
genitiveanguineīanguineaeanguineī
dativeanguineōanguineaeanguineō
accusativeanguineumanguineamanguineum
ablativeanguineōanguineāanguineō
vocativeanguineeanguineaanguineum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanguineīanguineaeanguinea
genitiveanguineōrumanguineārumanguineōrum
dativeanguineīsanguineīsanguineīs
accusativeanguineōsanguineāsanguinea
ablativeanguineīsanguineīsanguineīs
vocativeanguineīanguineaeanguinea

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.

Origins

From anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis.

In English words that came into English from anguineus

  • anguinealanguineus
  • anguineousanguineus

Quick answers

What does anguineus mean in Latin?
anguineus, a adjective, means “relating to or resembling serpents, snaky”.
How do you pronounce anguineus?
In classical Latin, [aŋˈɡʷɪ.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aŋˈɡʷiː.ne.us].