LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lactāneus

lactāneus (feminine lactānea, neuter lactāneum)
Classical[ɫakˈtaː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[lakˈtaː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemilk-like, milky

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelactāneuslactānealactāneum
genitivelactāneīlactāneaelactāneī
dativelactāneōlactāneaelactāneō
accusativelactāneumlactāneamlactāneum
ablativelactāneōlactāneālactāneō
vocativelactāneelactānealactāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelactāneīlactāneaelactānea
genitivelactāneōrumlactāneārumlactāneōrum
dativelactāneīslactāneīslactāneīs
accusativelactāneōslactāneāslactānea
ablativelactāneīslactāneīslactāneīs
vocativelactāneīlactāneaelactānea

lactānĕus, a, um, adj. lac,
I. milk-like, milky: color, Th. Prisc. 4, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin lactāneus From lac + -āneus.

Quick answers

What does lactāneus mean in Latin?
lactāneus, a adjective, means “milk-like, milky”.
How do you pronounce lactāneus?
In classical Latin, [ɫakˈtaː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lakˈtaː.ne.us].