LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

echīnus

echīnus m (genitive echīnī)
Classical[ɛˈkʰiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈkiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. a sea urchin, especially the edible kind
  2. a hedgehog
  3. the prickly husk of a chestnut
  4. a rinsing bowl, especially of copper
  5. an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeechīnusechīnī
genitiveechīnīechīnōrum
dativeechīnōechīnīs
accusativeechīnumechīnōs
ablativeechīnōechīnīs
vocativeechīneechīnī

ĕchīnus, i, m., = ἐχῖνος,
I. a hedgehog, urchin.
I. Prop., usually the (edible) sea-urchin, Echinus esculentus, Linn.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; Afran. ap. Non. 216, 11; Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 100 sq.; Hor. Epod. 5, 28; id. S. 2, 4, 33; 2, 8, 52; id. Ep. 1, 15, 23; Petr. 69, 7.—The land-urchin (otherwise called erinaceus), Claud. Idyll. 2, 17; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 6, 57.—
II. Transf., of things having a similar shape.
A. A copper vessel for the table, perh. to wash out the cups in, a rinsing-bowl, Hor. S. 1, 6, 117, v. Heindorf, ad h. l.; id. ib. 2, 8, 52.—
B. The prickly husk of a chestnut, Calp. Ecl. 2, 83; Pall. Insit. 155.—
C. In archit., an ornament under the chapiter of a Doric or Ionic column, an echinus, Vitr. 4, 3, 4; 4, 7, 3; cf. Müller, Archaeol. § 277.
Ĕchīnus or -os, i, f., = Ἐχῖνος.
I. A city of Phthiotis, in Thessaly, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28; Liv. 32, 33 al.—
II. A city of Acarnania, Plin. 4, 1, 2, § 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Descendants
  • Englishechinus
  • Spanishequino
  • TranslingualEchinus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesEchinusEchinus (ἐχῖνος), the hedgehog or sea-urchin, the name of things having a similar shape. 1. A pot or pitcher (Hesych. sub voce Pollux, 6.91; Hor. Sat.…

Quick answers

What does echīnus mean in Latin?
echīnus, a noun, means “a sea urchin, especially the edible kind; a hedgehog; the prickly husk of a chestnut”.
What is the genitive of echīnus?
The genitive singular is echīnī. echīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce echīnus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈkʰiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkiː.nus].