LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

anīlis

anīlis (neuter anīle, adverb anīliter)
Classical[aˈniː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[aˈniː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationof or pertaining to an old woman
  2. derogatorytwo terminationold-womanish; anile

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quālis anūs vetulae
anīlis -e — in Epistulae, ch. 11

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanīlisanīlisanīle
genitiveanīlisanīlisanīlis
dativeanīlīanīlīanīlī
accusativeanīlemanīlemanīle
ablativeanīlīanīlīanīlī
vocativeanīlisanīlisanīle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanīlēsanīlēsanīlia
genitiveanīliumanīliumanīlium
dativeanīlibusanīlibusanīlibus
accusativeanīlīs
anīlēs		anīlīs
anīlēs		anīlia
ablativeanīlibusanīlibusanīlibus
vocativeanīlēsanīlēsanīlia

ănīlis, e, adj. anus,
I. of or pertaining to an old woman.
I. Lit.: voltus, Verg. A. 7, 416: passus, Ov. M. 13, 533: aetas, Col. 2, 1, 2.—
II. Often in a contemptuous sense, like an old woman, old womanish, anile: ineptiae paene aniles, Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: superstitio imbecilli animi atque anilis, id. Div. 2, 60; so id. N. D. 2, 28; 3, 5; * Hor. S. 2, 6, 77; Quint. 1, 8, 19.—Comp. and sup. not used.—* Adv.: ănīlĭter, like an old woman: dicere aliquid, Cic. N. D. 3, 39.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  2. Proto-Italic*ānos
  3. Latinanīlis

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin anīlis From anus (“old woman, crone”) + -īlis.

Descendants
  • Englishanile

In English words that came into English from anīlis

  • anileanīlis
  • anilityanīlitās

Quick answers

What does anīlis mean in Latin?
anīlis, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to an old woman; old-womanish; anile”.
How do you pronounce anīlis?
In classical Latin, [aˈniː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈniː.lis].
Where does anīlis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos → Proto-Italic *ānos → Latin anīlis.