adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
anguīnus
anguīnus (feminine anguīna, neuter anguīnum)
Classical[aŋˈɡʷiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aŋˈɡʷiː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelating to or resembling serpents, snaky
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anguīnus | anguīna | anguīnum |
| genitive | anguīnī | anguīnae | anguīnī |
| dative | anguīnō | anguīnae | anguīnō |
| accusative | anguīnum | anguīnam | anguīnum |
| ablative | anguīnō | anguīnā | anguīnō |
| vocative | anguīne | anguīna | anguīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anguīnī | anguīnae | anguīna |
| genitive | anguīnōrum | anguīnārum | anguīnōrum |
| dative | anguīnīs | anguīnīs | anguīnīs |
| accusative | anguīnōs | anguīnās | anguīna |
| ablative | anguīnīs | anguīnīs | anguīnīs |
| vocative | anguīnī | anguīnae | anguīna |
anguīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to the serpent, snaky: cervix, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 64:
capillus Eumenidum, Cat. 64, 193: pellis, Cato, R. R. 73: cucumis, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 25: adeps, Plin. 30, 5, 12, § 37: vernatio, id. 30, 3, 8, § 24: cor, id. 30, 3, 8, § 23 al.—Hence, anguīnum, i, n. (sc. ovum), a snake's egg, Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
anguīnus (trisyl.), adj.
anguis, of serpents, snaky: capillus, Ct.
Origins
From anguis + -īnus.