noun · masculinesecond declension
hinnus
hinnus m (genitive hinnī)
Meaning
- masculinehinny (offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hinnus | hinnī |
| genitive | hinnī | hinnōrum |
| dative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| accusative | hinnum | hinnōs |
| ablative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| vocative | hinne | hinnī |
hinnus, i, m., = ἵννος,
I. a mule (from a stallion and a she-ass;
opp. mulus, from a he-ass and a mare): ex equa et asino fit mulus: contra ex equo et asina hinnus ... Hinnus est ex equo et asina, minor quam mulus corpore, etc., Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 1; 6; cf.: hinnos et hinnas sub quo sensu accipere debeamus Varro designat: ait enim ex equis et hinnulis (leg. asinabus) qui nascantur, hinnos vocari, Non. 122, 4 sq.; Col. 6, 37, 5.—II. Transf., in the form ginnus, i, m., = γίννος, a little stunted mule:
non aliter monstratur Atlas cum compare ginno, Mart. 6, 77, 7; cf.: in plurium Graecorum est monumentis, cum equa muli coitu natum, quem vocaverint ginnum, id est parvum mulum, Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 174.Origins
Probably from hinniō, which is likely of imitative origin, + -us. Compare Ancient Greek γίννος (gínnos).