LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fūtis

fūtis f (genitive fūtis)
Classical[ˈfuː.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.tis]

Meaning

  1. a pitcher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūtisfūtēs
genitivefūtisfūtium
dativefūtīfūtibus
accusativefūtimfūtēs
fūtīs
ablativefūtefūtibus
vocativefūtisfūtēs

fūtis, is, f. id.; cf. futtilis,
I. a watervessel, a pitcher: vas aquarium vocant FUTIM, quod in triclinio allatam aquam infundebant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 119 Müll.

Origins

Perhaps from Proto-Italic *houtis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-tis ~ *ǵʰu-téy-s, from *ǵʰew-. Potentially cognate with Faliscan 𐌇𐌖𐌕𐌉(.)𐌉𐌋𐌏𐌌 (huti(.)ilom, “a small pitcher”). De Vaan, however, notes a slight semantic flaw with this etymology: The term is not an abstract noun. Within Latin, perhaps related to Latin fundō (“to pour out”) and fūtilis (“leaky; futile”).

Quick answers

What does fūtis mean in Latin?
fūtis, a noun, means “a pitcher”.
What is the genitive of fūtis?
The genitive singular is fūtis. fūtis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fūtis?
In classical Latin, [ˈfuː.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfuː.tis].