LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

figlīnus

figlīnus (feminine figlīna, neuter figlīnum)
Classical[fɪˈɡliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[fiˈɡliː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to a potter
    […], et quod exstat ulcus, oblinunt figlina creta.[…], and they apply potter's clay to the wound that remains.116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 3.9.3
    fecit et figlina opera, quae sola in Ambracia relicta sunt, cum inde Musas Fulvius Nobilior Romam transferret.Musas Fulvius Nobilior brought to Rome the pottery works that were the only ones left in Ambracia.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 35.66

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefiglīnusfiglīnafiglīnum
genitivefiglīnīfiglīnaefiglīnī
dativefiglīnōfiglīnaefiglīnō
accusativefiglīnumfiglīnamfiglīnum
ablativefiglīnōfiglīnāfiglīnō
vocativefiglīnefiglīnafiglīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefiglīnīfiglīnaefiglīna
genitivefiglīnōrumfiglīnārumfiglīnōrum
dativefiglīnīsfiglīnīsfiglīnīs
accusativefiglīnōsfiglīnāsfiglīna
ablativefiglīnīsfiglīnīsfiglīnīs
vocativefiglīnīfiglīnaefiglīna

fī^glīnus, or, in the uncontr. primary form, fĭgŭlīnus, a, um, adj. 1. figulus,
I. of or belonging to a potter, potter's- (cf. fictilis).
I. Form figlinus: creta, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 3: opera, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 66. —
B. Subst.
1. figlīna, ae, f.
a. The art or trade of a potter (sc. ars), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 23.—
b. A potter's workshop, pottery, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 82; 35, 12, 46, § 159; Inscr. Orell. 1, p. 371 sq.; in the form FIGVLINA, Inscr. Orell. 935.—
2. figlīnum, i, n., an earthen vessel, crock, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 46; 34, 18, 50, § 170: opus figulinum, id. 36, 25, 64, § 189: fabricae, id. 7, 56, 57, § 198; Vitr. 5, 10, 3.—
II. Form figulinus: opus, Plin. 31, 11, 47, § 130: fornaces, Arn. 6, 200.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Italic*figelos
  3. Archaic Latinficolos
  4. Latinfiglīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin figlīnus From figulus (“potter”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival suffix).

Quick answers

What does figlīnus mean in Latin?
figlīnus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to a potter”.
How do you pronounce figlīnus?
In classical Latin, [fɪˈɡliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈɡliː.nus].
Where does figlīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- → Proto-Italic *figelos → Archaic Latin ficolos → Latin figlīnus.