LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

Cynips

Cynips f (genitive Cynipis)
Classical[ˈky.nɪps]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.nips]

Meaning

  1. feminineAny gall wasp of the genus Cynips.
    2) plurimas species familiae ultimae, earumque alias cum genere Cynipum conjungebat, aliasautem in novum genus, Diplolepis adpellatum, antennis filiformibus quatuordecim-articulatis, abdomine ovato, ad latera compresso, subtus acuto, petiolo brevi thoraci connexo, definitum, redigebat.1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, “Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum.”, in Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page 10:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCynipsCynipēs
genitiveCynipisCynipum
dativeCynipīCynipibus
accusativeCynipemCynipēs
ablativeCynipeCynipibus
vocativeCynipsCynipēs

Origins

Borrowed from Translingual Cynips.

Quick answers

What does Cynips mean in Latin?
Cynips, a noun, means “Any gall wasp of the genus Cynips.”.
What is the genitive of Cynips?
The genitive singular is Cynipis. Cynips is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Cynips?
In classical Latin, [ˈky.nɪps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.nips].