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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Ā̆pennīnus

Ā̆pennīnus m (genitive Ā̆pennīnī)
Classical[aː.pɛnˈniː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.penˈniː.nus]

Meaning

  1. (in plural) The Apennines
  2. A particular portion of the Apennines.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĀ̆pennīnusĀ̆pennīnī
genitiveĀ̆pennīnīĀ̆pennīnōrum
dativeĀ̆pennīnōĀ̆pennīnīs
accusativeĀ̆pennīnumĀ̆pennīnōs
ablativeĀ̆pennīnōĀ̆pennīnīs
vocativeĀ̆pennīneĀ̆pennīnī
locativeĀ̆pennīnīĀ̆pennīnīs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

superare Alpes, Pyrenaeum, Apenninum(both always in the sing.)
to cross the Alps, Pyrenees, Apennines.

Āpennīnus (better Appennīnus, Verg. A. 12, 703 Cod. Med.;
I. also APENINVS, Inscr. Grut. 204, 18), i, m. from the Celtic penn, mountain - summit, the mountainchain that passes through the length of Italy, the Apennines, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48; conspicuous for height; hence, celsus Appenninus, Hor. Epod. 16, 29: Appenninus nubifer, Ov. M. 2, 226.—Personified: gaudetque nivali Vertice se attollens pater Appenninus ad auras, Verg. A. 12, 703; cf. Mann. Ital. 1, 264 sq.

Origins

From Celtic *penn (“mountain, summit”).

Descendants
  • EnglishApennines
  • ItalianAppennini

Quick answers

What does Ā̆pennīnus mean in Latin?
Ā̆pennīnus, a proper noun, means “(in plural) The Apennines; A particular portion of the Apennines.”.
What is the genitive of Ā̆pennīnus?
The genitive singular is Ā̆pennīnī. Ā̆pennīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Ā̆pennīnus?
In classical Latin, [aː.pɛnˈniː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.penˈniː.nus].