LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cānūtus1

cānūtus (feminine cānūta, neuter cānūtum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivegrayed, grey-haired

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecānūtuscānūtacānūtum
genitivecānūtīcānūtaecānūtī
dativecānūtōcānūtaecānūtō
accusativecānūtumcānūtamcānūtum
ablativecānūtōcānūtācānūtō
vocativecānūtecānūtacānūtum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecānūtīcānūtaecānūta
genitivecānūtōrumcānūtārumcānūtōrum
dativecānūtīscānūtīscānūtīs
accusativecānūtōscānūtāscānūta
ablativecānūtīscānūtīscānūtīs
vocativecānūtīcānūtaecānūta

cānūtus, πολιός, canus, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

From cānus (“gray”) + -ūtus (adjective-forming suffix). Attested in the Philoxenus Glossary, composed in the sixth century CE.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancărunt
  • Aromaniancãnut
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancanuto
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchchenu
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcanudo
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesecanù
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Canūtus2
Canūtus m sg (genitive Canūtī)

Meaning

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, notably borne by Cnut the Great

Origins

Ultimately from Old Norse Knútr, with the addition of the Latin suffix -us.

Quick answers

What does cānūtus mean in Latin?
cānūtus, a adjective, means “grayed, grey-haired”.