LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

arāneus1

arāneus m (genitive arāneī)
Classical[aˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. A spider

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearāneusarāneī
genitivearāneīarāneōrum
dativearāneōarāneīs
accusativearāneumarāneōs
ablativearāneōarāneīs
vocativearāneearāneī

ărānĕus, i, m. ἀραχνός.
I. A spider, Lucr. 3, 383; Cat. 23, 2: aranei (apibus) hostiles, Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 65: araneorum natura, id. 11, 24, 28, § 79: aranei textura, Sen. Ep. 121, 22 al.—
II. A sea-fish: Draco trachinus, Linn.; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145.

Origins

From arānea (“spider”).

Descendants
  • Italianaragno
  • Italianragno
  • Sardinianarrangiu
  • Friulianragn
  • Lombardragn
  • Neapolitanrancio
  • Neapolitanranco
  • Piedmontesearagn
  • Piedmonteseragn
  • Romansharogn

In English words that came into English from arāneus

  • rannymūsarāneus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
arāneus2
arāneus (feminine arānea, neuter arāneum)
Classical[aˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to a spider

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearāneusarāneaarāneum
genitivearāneīarāneaearāneī
dativearāneōarāneaearāneō
accusativearāneumarāneamarāneum
ablativearāneōarāneāarāneō
vocativearāneearāneaarāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearāneīarāneaearānea
genitivearāneōrumarāneārumarāneōrum
dativearāneīsarāneīsarāneīs
accusativearāneōsarāneāsarānea
ablativearāneīsarāneīsarāneīs
vocativearāneīarāneaearānea

ărānĕus, a, um, adj. 1. araneus.
I. A.. Pertaining to the spider, spider's-: genus, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 156: texta, id. 29, 4, 27, § 86.—Hence,
B. Subst.: ărā-nĕum, i, n., a spider's web, = ἀράχνιον: tollere haec aranea quantum est laboris? Phaedr. 2, 8, 23.—
2. A disease of the vine and of the olive-tree, Plin. 17, 24, 36, § 7.—
II. Araneus mus, a kind of small mouse, acc. to some the shrew-mouse, Col. 6, 17, 1; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 227.

Origins

From arānea (“spider”).

Quick answers

What does arāneus mean in Latin?
arāneus, a noun, means “A spider”.
What is the genitive of arāneus?
The genitive singular is arāneī. arāneus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce arāneus?
In classical Latin, [aˈraː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈraː.ne.us].