LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

coracīnus

coracīnus m (genitive coracīnī)

Meaning

  1. A type of river fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoracīnuscoracīnī
genitivecoracīnīcoracīnōrum
dativecoracīnōcoracīnīs
accusativecoracīnumcoracīnōs
ablativecoracīnōcoracīnīs
vocativecoracīnecoracīnī

cŏrăcĭnus, a. um, adj., = κοράκῖνος,
I. raven-black: color, Vitr. 8, 3, 14; so absol., coracinum, Dig. 32, 1, 78, § 5 (al. croconum).
cŏrăcīnus, i, m., = κορακῖνος,
I. a species of river fish, esp. in the Nile, Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 57; 9, 18, 32, § 68; Mart. 13, 85 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορακῖνος (korakînos).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancoracino
  • Neapolitanguarracino

Quick answers

What does coracīnus mean in Latin?
coracīnus, a noun, means “A type of river fish”.
What is the genitive of coracīnus?
The genitive singular is coracīnī. coracīnus is masculine, second declension.