LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cannabis

cannabis f (genitive cannabis)
Classical[ˈkan.na.bɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkan.na.bis]

Meaning

  1. femininehemp

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecannabiscannabēs
genitivecannabiscannabium
cannabōrum
dativecannabī
cannabō		cannabibus
accusativecannabim
cannabem		cannabēs
cannabīs
ablativecannabe
cannabī, cannabō		cannabibus
vocativecannabiscannabēs

cannăbis, is, f., and cannăbum, i, n. kindr. with Sanscr. sana, the same, Bopp, Gloss. p. 343, a, = κάνναβις and κάνναβος,
I. hemp; nom. cannabis, Col. 2, 10, 21; Plin. 19, 4, 22, § 63; 19, 9, 56, § 173; acc. cannabim, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6; abl. cannabi, Plin. 19, 2, 8, § 29: cannabe, Pers. 5, 146.— Nom. cannabum, Isid. Orig. 19, 27, 3; gen. cannabi, Isid. l. l. 2; acc. cannabum, Pall. Febr. 5; Mart. 5; Isid. l. l. 3; abl. cannabo, Varr. ap. Gell. 17, 3, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).

Descendants
  • Catalancànemfrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Occitancambefrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Occitancarbefrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Portuguesecânhamofrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Sardiniancànnabufrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Sardiniancàgnufrom Late Latin cannabum
  • Italiancanapafrom Vulgar Latin canapa
  • Romaniancânepăfrom Vulgar Latin canapa
  • Romaniancânipăfrom Vulgar Latin canapa
  • Frenchchanvrefrom Late Latin canava

In English words that came into English from cannabis

  • canvascannabis
  • cannabiscannabis

Quick answers

What does cannabis mean in Latin?
cannabis, a noun, means “hemp”.
What is the genitive of cannabis?
The genitive singular is cannabis. cannabis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cannabis?
In classical Latin, [ˈkan.na.bɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkan.na.bis].