noun · femininethird declension
cinifēs
cinifēs f pl (genitive cinifum)
Classical[ˈkɪ.nɪ.feːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.ni.fes]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLatinstinging insects; gnats
c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Commentaria in Joelem 2.25
399 CE – 419 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, De Trinitate 3.7
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | cinifēs |
| genitive | — | cinifum |
| dative | — | cinifibus |
| accusative | — | cinifēs |
| ablative | — | cinifibus |
| vocative | — | cinifēs |
cinifes or cĭnĭphes (cўn-), um, f., = σκνιπες or κνίπες,
I. a kind of stinging insect (eccl. Lat.), Aug Trin. 3, 7; Hier. in Joel, 2, 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 14.
Origins
Derived from Ancient Greek κνῖπες (knîpes, plural of κνῑ́ψ (knī́ps, “gnawing insect”)).
Descendants
- Spanishcínife
In English words that came into English from cinifēs
- sciniphscinifes