noun · masculinefourth declension
hinnītus
hinnītus m (genitive hinnītūs)
Classical[hɪnˈniː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈniː.tus]
Meaning
- neigh, the cry of a horse
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vōx equīhinnītus -ūs (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hinnītus | hinnītūs |
| genitive | hinnītūs | hinnītuum |
| dative | hinnītuī | hinnītibus |
| accusative | hinnītum | hinnītūs |
| ablative | hinnītū | hinnītibus |
| vocative | hinnītus | hinnītūs |
hinnītus, ūs, m. hinnio,
I. a neighing: subito exaudivit hinnitum, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 73; Lucr. 5, 1073; Verg. G. 3, 94; Hor. C. 2, 16, 34.—In plur., Ov. M. 2, 154; 669; Suet. Ner. 46.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hinnītus ūs, m
hinnio, a neighing : exaudivit hinnitum: acutus, V.: tollit hinnitum equa, H.—Plur., O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin hinnītus From hinniō (“to neigh”) + -tus (noun-forming suffix).