LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lactēs

lactēs f pl (genitive lactium)
Classical[ˈɫak.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlak.tes]

Meaning

  1. The intestines, especially the smaller intestines
  2. chitterlings
  3. milt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—lactēs
genitive—lactium
dative—lactibus
accusative—lactēs
lactīs
ablative—lactibus
vocative—lactēs

lactes, ium (in sing. lactis, is, only, acc. to Prisc. p. 686, erroneously on account of lactis agninas), f. root lag-; Gr. λαγαρός; cf. Lat. languidus, laxus,
I. the intestines; esp. the smaller intestines, chitterlings (anteclass. and post - Aug.): ab hoc ventriculo lactes in homine et ove, per quas labitur cibus: in ceteris hillae, Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200: ita cibi vocivitate venio lassis lactibus, i. e. empty, famished, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 40: pulmone et lactibus unctis, Pers. 2, 30. —Prov.: adligare canem fugitivom agninis lactibus, said of the employment of a trifling remedy for a great evil, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 85.

Origins

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-, *(s)leh₁g-, the same root of Latin langueō and laxus.

Quick answers

What does lactēs mean in Latin?
lactēs, a noun, means “The intestines, especially the smaller intestines; chitterlings; milt”.
What is the genitive of lactēs?
The genitive singular is lactium. lactēs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lactēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫak.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlak.tes].