LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

farnus

farnus f (genitive farnī)
Classical[ˈfar.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfar.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininekind of oak

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefarnusfarnī
genitivefarnīfarnōrum
dativefarnōfarnīs
accusativefarnumfarnōs
ablativefarnōfarnīs
vocativefarnefarnī

farnus, i, f. perh. for franus, contr. from fraxinus,
I. an ash, ash-tree, Vitr. 7, 1 dub. (al. fraxinus); cf. Pall. 1, 9, 3.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”). Compare Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, “Himalayan birch”) (Betula utilis), English birch and Latin fraxinus (“ash tree”).

Descendants
  • Italianfarnia

Quick answers

What does farnus mean in Latin?
farnus, a noun, means “kind of oak”.
What is the genitive of farnus?
The genitive singular is farnī. farnus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce farnus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfar.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfar.nus].