LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

attagēn

attagēn m (genitive attagēnis)
Classical[ˈat.ta.ɡeːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.ta.d͡ʒen]

Meaning

  1. A type of ground bird, probably a partridge or francolin.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattagēnattagēnēs
attagēnae
genitiveattagēnis
attagēnae		attagēnum
attagēnārum
dativeattagēnī
attagēnae		attagēnibus
accusativeattagēnem
attagēnam		attagēnēs
attagēnās
ablativeattagēneattagēnibus
vocativeattagēnattagēnēs
attagēnae

attăgēn, ēnis, m. (cf. Schneid. Gr. 2, p. 131; Neue, Formenl. I. pp. 153, 318, 323 sq.) (attăgēna, ae, f., Mart. 2, 37, 3, and 13, 61), = ἀτταγήν,
I. a meadow-bird, the hazelhen or heath-cock: Tetrao bonasia, Linn.: Attagen maxume Ionius celeber, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133: Non attagen Ionicus Jucundior, Hor. Epod. 2, 54.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ττᾰγήν (ăttăgḗn).

Descendants
  • Englishattagen

In English words that came into English from attagēn

  • attagenattagēn

Quick answers

What does attagēn mean in Latin?
attagēn, a noun, means “A type of ground bird, probably a partridge or francolin.”.
What is the genitive of attagēn?
The genitive singular is attagēnis. attagēn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce attagēn?
In classical Latin, [ˈat.ta.ɡeːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈat.ta.d͡ʒen].