LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

botulīnus

botulīnus (feminine botulīna, neuter botulīnum)
Classical[bɔ.tʊˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[bo.tuˈliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivederived from sausage

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebotulīnusbotulīnabotulīnum
genitivebotulīnībotulīnaebotulīnī
dativebotulīnōbotulīnaebotulīnō
accusativebotulīnumbotulīnambotulīnum
ablativebotulīnōbotulīnābotulīnō
vocativebotulīnebotulīnabotulīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebotulīnībotulīnaebotulīna
genitivebotulīnōrumbotulīnārumbotulīnōrum
dativebotulīnīsbotulīnīsbotulīnīs
accusativebotulīnōsbotulīnāsbotulīna
ablativebotulīnīsbotulīnīsbotulīnīs
vocativebotulīnībotulīnaebotulīna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin botulīnus From botulus (“sausage”) + -īnus (adjective-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does botulīnus mean in Latin?
botulīnus, a adjective, means “derived from sausage”.
How do you pronounce botulīnus?
In classical Latin, [bɔ.tʊˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bo.tuˈliː.nus].