LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

gāneō

gāneō m (genitive gāneōnis)

Meaning

  1. glutton

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegāneōgāneōnēs
genitivegāneōnisgāneōnum
dativegāneōnīgāneōnibus
accusativegāneōnemgāneōnēs
ablativegāneōnegāneōnibus
vocativegāneōgāneōnēs

gānĕo, ōnis, m. id.,
I. a glutton, debauchee (syn.: nepos, asotus), gerro, iners, fraus, heluo, ganeo, damnosus, Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 11: quis parricida, quis ganeo, quis nepos, quis adulter, etc. ... inveniri potest, qui, etc., Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7; Varr. ap. Non. 119, 10: egentissimus, Cic. Sest. 52, 111; Tac. A. 16, 18; Juv. 11, 58.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin gāneō From gānea + -ō.

Gallo-Italic
  • Italiangagnofrom Piedmontese gàgno

Quick answers

What does gāneō mean in Latin?
gāneō, a noun, means “glutton”.
What is the genitive of gāneō?
The genitive singular is gāneōnis. gāneō is masculine, third declension.