adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
laniēnus
laniēnus (feminine laniēna, neuter laniēnum)
Classical[ɫa.niˈeː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.niˈɛː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalof a butcher, butcher's
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Laniena · Macellum
Laniena is the butcher’s stall, where the lanius sells slaughtered and ready-jointed meat; macellum, the market in which the macellarius sells all sorts of meat, including poultry and fish.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laniēnus | laniēna | laniēnum |
| genitive | laniēnī | laniēnae | laniēnī |
| dative | laniēnō | laniēnae | laniēnō |
| accusative | laniēnum | laniēnam | laniēnum |
| ablative | laniēnō | laniēnā | laniēnō |
| vocative | laniēne | laniēna | laniēnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laniēnī | laniēnae | laniēna |
| genitive | laniēnōrum | laniēnārum | laniēnōrum |
| dative | laniēnīs | laniēnīs | laniēnīs |
| accusative | laniēnōs | laniēnās | laniēna |
| ablative | laniēnīs | laniēnīs | laniēnīs |
| vocative | laniēnī | laniēnae | laniēna |
lānĭēnus, a, um, adj. lanius,
I. of a butcher, butcher's: tabernae, Varr. ap. Non. 532, 20.—Hence, subst.: lānĭēna, ae, f.
I. A butcher's stall:
per myropolia et lanienas, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 15: lanienae et tabernae conjunctae, Liv. 44, 16 fin.—II. A mangling, dissecting, Prud. στεφ. 10, 497:
omnique laniena excruciatus, torture, mutilation, Amm. 29, 1, 44.Origins
From lanius + -ēnus.