LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

caballīnus

caballīnus (feminine caballīna, neuter caballīnum)
Classical[ka.balˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.balˈliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalhorse

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaballīnuscaballīnacaballīnum
genitivecaballīnīcaballīnaecaballīnī
dativecaballīnōcaballīnaecaballīnō
accusativecaballīnumcaballīnamcaballīnum
ablativecaballīnōcaballīnācaballīnō
vocativecaballīnecaballīnacaballīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaballīnīcaballīnaecaballīna
genitivecaballīnōrumcaballīnārumcaballīnōrum
dativecaballīnīscaballīnīscaballīnīs
accusativecaballīnōscaballīnāscaballīna
ablativecaballīnīscaballīnīscaballīnīs
vocativecaballīnīcaballīnaecaballīna

căballīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to a horse, horse. (post-Aug.): caro, Plin. 28, 20, 81, § 265. dentes, id. 30, 8, 22, § 72; flmum, id. 30, 13, 38, § 112: fons, i.e. Hippocrene, Pers. prol. 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Celtic*kaballosder.?
  2. Latincaballīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin caballīnus From caballus (“horse”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Frenchchevalin
  • Italiancavallino
  • Englishcaballine
  • Portuguesecabalino
  • Spanishcabalino

In English words that came into English from caballīnus

  • caballinecaballīnus

Quick answers

What does caballīnus mean in Latin?
caballīnus, a adjective, means “horse”.
How do you pronounce caballīnus?
In classical Latin, [ka.balˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.balˈliː.nus].
Where does caballīnus come from?
Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? → Latin caballīnus.