LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dingua

dingua f (genitive dinguae)
Classical[ˈdɪŋ.ɡʷa]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiŋ.ɡʷa]

Meaning

  1. femininepre-classical form of lingua (attested in Gaius Marius Victorinus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedinguadinguae
genitivedinguaedinguārum
dativedinguaedinguīs
accusativedinguamdinguās
ablativedinguādinguīs
vocativedinguadinguae

dingua, ae, f., v. lingua.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua

Inherited from Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā.

Quick answers

What does dingua mean in Latin?
dingua, a noun, means “pre-classical form of lingua (attested in Gaius Marius Victorinus)”.
What is the genitive of dingua?
The genitive singular is dinguae. dingua is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dingua?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɪŋ.ɡʷa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdiŋ.ɡʷa].
Where does dingua come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s → Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā → Latin dingua.