LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dentāneus

dentāneus (feminine dentānea, neuter dentāneum)
Classical[dɛnˈtaː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[denˈtaː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethreatening

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentāneusdentāneadentāneum
genitivedentāneīdentāneaedentāneī
dativedentāneōdentāneaedentāneō
accusativedentāneumdentāneamdentāneum
ablativedentāneōdentāneādentāneō
vocativedentāneedentāneadentāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentāneīdentāneaedentānea
genitivedentāneōrumdentāneārumdentāneōrum
dativedentāneīsdentāneīsdentāneīs
accusativedentāneōsdentāneāsdentānea
ablativedentāneīsdentāneīsdentāneīs
vocativedentāneīdentāneaedentānea

dentānĕus, a, um,
I. adj., threatening: dentanea (fulgura) quae speciem periculi sine periculo adferunt, Sen. N. Q. 2, 49, 1 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindentāneus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin dentāneus From dēns + -āneus.

Quick answers

What does dentāneus mean in Latin?
dentāneus, a adjective, means “threatening”.
How do you pronounce dentāneus?
In classical Latin, [dɛnˈtaː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [denˈtaː.ne.us].
Where does dentāneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts → Proto-Italic *dents → Latin dentāneus.