LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

clūnis

clūnis m or f (genitive clūnis)
Classical[ˈkɫuː.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkluː.nis]

Meaning

  1. rump, buttocks
    Rēgibus hic mōs est, ubi equōs mercantur: opertōs īnspiciunt, nē sī faciēs, ut saepe, decora mollī fulta pede est, ēmptōrem indūcat hiantem,c. 35 BCE, Horatius, Sermones 1.2.86–89

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclūnisclūnēs
genitiveclūnisclūnium
dativeclūnīclūnibus
accusativeclūnemclūnēs
clūnīs
ablativeclūneclūnibus
vocativeclūnisclūnēs

clūnis, is (mostly
I. plur.; acc. clunem, Juv. 2, 21; 6, 334; Auct. Priap. 19, 2; abl. clune, Hor. S. 2, 8, 91; Juv. 11, 164; Mart. 9, 47, 6; 11, 100, 3; Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 140; 29, 6, 39, § 141; Petr. 23, 3), m. and f. (hence the grammarians vary in the designation of the gender; cf. Voss. Arist. 1, 29, p. 498; Rudd. 1, p. 25, n. 35) [Gr. κλόνις; Sanscr. s)rōni: nates, clunes, Bopp, Gloss. 358 a; cf. 1. cluo], a buttock, haunch.
(a). Masc., Plaut. Fragm. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 61, 17 Müll.; and in Non. p. 197, 1; Juv. 11, 164; Mart. 11, 100, 3.—
(b). Fem., Hor. S. 1, 2, 89; Cels. 7, 29; Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 25; 29, 6, 39, § 141. —
(g). Dub., * Lucr. 4, 1266; Hor. S. 2, 7, 50; 2, 8, 91; * Liv. 44, 5, 7; Col. 8, 5, 19; 8, 7, 2: Petr. 21, 2; 23, 3; Juv. 2, 21; 5, 167; 6, 334; Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 140; Mart. 9, 47, 6; App. M. 8, p. 208; Arn. 7, p. 239.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *klounis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis. Cognate with Lithuanian šlaunis, Sanskrit श्रोणि (śróṇi).

Descendants
  • Italianclune
  • Old Spanishllun
  • Walloonclon

Quick answers

What does clūnis mean in Latin?
clūnis, a noun, means “rump, buttocks”.
What is the genitive of clūnis?
The genitive singular is clūnis. clūnis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce clūnis?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɫuː.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkluː.nis].