LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

citrīnus

citrīnus (feminine citrīna, neuter citrīnum)
Classical[kɪˈtriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈtriː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecitric, citrus, citrine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecitrīnuscitrīnacitrīnum
genitivecitrīnīcitrīnaecitrīnī
dativecitrīnōcitrīnaecitrīnō
accusativecitrīnumcitrīnamcitrīnum
ablativecitrīnōcitrīnācitrīnō
vocativecitrīnecitrīnacitrīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecitrīnīcitrīnaecitrīna
genitivecitrīnōrumcitrīnārumcitrīnōrum
dativecitrīnīscitrīnīscitrīnīs
accusativecitrīnōscitrīnāscitrīna
ablativecitrīnīscitrīnīscitrīnīs
vocativecitrīnīcitrīnaecitrīna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin citrīnus From citrus (“lemon tree”) + -nus.

Descendants
  • Catalancitrí
  • Spanishcetrino
  • Englishcitrinefrom Middle French citrine

Quick answers

What does citrīnus mean in Latin?
citrīnus, a adjective, means “citric, citrus, citrine”.
How do you pronounce citrīnus?
In classical Latin, [kɪˈtriː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃiˈtriː.nus].