LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculineirregular, variously declined, second declension, third declension

dī mānēs

dī mānēs m pl (genitive deōrum mānium or deum mānium)
Classical[ˈdiː ˈmaː.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː ˈmaː.nes]

Meaning

  1. the gods and the spirits of the dead

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—dī mānēs
diī mānēs, deī mānēs
genitive—deōrum mānium
deum mānium
dative—dīs mānibus
diīs mānibus, deīs mānibus
accusative—deōs mānēs
deōs mānīs
ablative—dīs mānibus
diīs mānibus, deīs mānibus
vocative—dī mānēs
diī mānēs, deī mānēs

Origins

Originally from an ellipsis of dīs mānibus sacrum fēcit (“he/she made an offering to the gods and the spirits of the dead”).

Quick answers

What does dī mānēs mean in Latin?
dī mānēs, a noun, means “the gods and the spirits of the dead”.
What is the genitive of dī mānēs?
The genitive singular is deōrum mānium. dī mānēs is masculine, irregular, variously declined, second declension, third declension.
How do you pronounce dī mānēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈdiː ˈmaː.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdiː ˈmaː.nes].