LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lentīgō

lentīgō f (genitive lentiginis)
Classical[ɫɛnˈtiː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[lenˈtiː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. freckle, lentil-shaped spot
  2. spotty eruption

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelentīgōlentiginēs
genitivelentiginislentiginum
dativelentiginīlentiginibus
accusativelentiginemlentiginēs
ablativelentiginelentiginibus
vocativelentīgōlentiginēs

lentīgo, ĭnis, f. 2. lens,
I. a lentil-shaped spot.
I. In gen.: stellio plenus lentigine, Plin. 29, 4, 28, § 90: chartae, id. 13, 12, 25, § 81.—
II. In partic., a freckly eruption, freckles, lentigo: lentiginem habere, Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16: faciem lentigine obducit, id. 29, 4, 22, § 73: lentiginem corrigere, id. 22, 25, 74, § 156: emendare, id. 23, 1, 16, § 23: sanare, id. 24, 9, 38, § 63: lentigines e facie tollere, id. 20, 2, 4, § 9.

Origins

Latin -īgō Latin lentīgō From lēns, lentis (“lentil”) + -īgō.

Descendants
  • Catalanlentigen
  • Englishlentigo
  • Frenchlentigo
  • Romanianlentigo
  • Spanishlentigo

Quick answers

What does lentīgō mean in Latin?
lentīgō, a noun, means “freckle, lentil-shaped spot; spotty eruption”.
What is the genitive of lentīgō?
The genitive singular is lentiginis. lentīgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lentīgō?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛnˈtiː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lenˈtiː.ɡo].