LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

anhēlus1

anhēlus (feminine anhēla, neuter anhēlum)
Classical[aˈneː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈnɛː.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveout of breath, short of breath, panting, puffing, gasping
  2. adjectivecausing panting or breathlessness
  3. Medieval Latinadjectiveanxious, restless; impatient
  4. Medieval Latinadjectivefleeting

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanhēlusanhēlaanhēlum
genitiveanhēlīanhēlaeanhēlī
dativeanhēlōanhēlaeanhēlō
accusativeanhēlumanhēlamanhēlum
ablativeanhēlōanhēlāanhēlō
vocativeanhēleanhēlaanhēlum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanhēlīanhēlaeanhēla
genitiveanhēlōrumanhēlārumanhēlōrum
dativeanhēlīsanhēlīsanhēlīs
accusativeanhēlōsanhēlāsanhēla
ablativeanhēlīsanhēlīsanhēlīs
vocativeanhēlīanhēlaeanhēla

ănhēlus, a, um, adj. anhelo,
I. out of breath, panting, puffing; attended with short breath (only in the poets): sic igitur tibi anhela sitis de corpore nostro Abluitur, * Lucr. 4, 875 dub.: equi, Verg. G. 1, 250, and Ov. M. 15, 418: pectus, Verg. A. 6, 48: senes, who suffer from shortness of breath, id. G. 2, 135: cursus, causing to pant, Ov. M. 11, 347; so, febres, id. P. 1, 10, 5: tussis, Verg. G. 3, 497: dies, Stat. Th. 4, 680: mons, Claud. Rapt. 3, 385.—With gen.: nec soli faciles; longique laboris anhelos Avertit patrius genti pavor, panting on account of the long struggle, Sil. 15, 721 (for this gen. v. Roby. II. § 1318).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-slo-
  3. Proto-Italic*anaslos
  4. Latinanhēlus

From Proto-Italic *anaslos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo- (“a breathing”, of which Latin hālō (“to breathe”) is possibly the outcome of the denominal), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). The insertion of /-h-/ is likely onomatopoeic, like it is in hālō. Akin to animus (“spirit”).

In English words that came into English from anhēlus

  • anhelousanhēlus
noun · masculinesecond declension
anhēlus2
anhēlus m (genitive anhēlī)
Classical[aˈneː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈnɛː.lus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinan asthmatic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanhēlusanhēlī
genitiveanhēlīanhēlōrum
dativeanhēlōanhēlīs
accusativeanhēlumanhēlōs
ablativeanhēlōanhēlīs
vocativeanhēleanhēlī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-slo-
  3. Proto-Italic*anaslos
  4. Latinanhēlus

From Proto-Italic *anaslos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo- (“a breathing”, of which Latin hālō (“to breathe”) is possibly the outcome of the denominal), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). The insertion of /-h-/ is likely onomatopoeic, like it is in hālō. Akin to animus (“spirit”).

Quick answers

What does anhēlus mean in Latin?
anhēlus, a adjective, means “out of breath, short of breath, panting, puffing, gasping; causing panting or breathlessness; anxious, restless”.
How do you pronounce anhēlus?
In classical Latin, [aˈneː.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈnɛː.lus].
Where does anhēlus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo- → Proto-Italic *anaslos → Latin anhēlus.