LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

littera canīna

littera canīna f (genitive litterae canīnae)
Classical[ˈlɪt.tɛ.ra kaˈniː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈlit.te.ra kaˈniː.na]

Meaning

  1. the letter R (literally dog's letter, after its trilled pronunciation in Latin)
    Vide sis ne maiorum tibi forte limina frigescant: sonat hic de nare canina littera.Take care the thresholds of the great don’t grow chilly towards you: this is where you’ll hear the snarl of a dog’s rrrr.c. 62 CE, Persius, Saturae 1.108–110

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelittera canīnalitterae canīnae
genitivelitterae canīnaelitterārum canīnārum
dativelitterae canīnaelitterīs canīnīs
accusativelitteram canīnamlitterās canīnās
ablativelitterā canīnālitterīs canīnīs
vocativelittera canīnalitterae canīnae

Quick answers

What does littera canīna mean in Latin?
littera canīna, a noun, means “the letter R (literally dog's letter, after its trilled pronunciation in Latin)”.
What is the genitive of littera canīna?
The genitive singular is litterae canīnae. littera canīna is first declension.
How do you pronounce littera canīna?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪt.tɛ.ra kaˈniː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlit.te.ra kaˈniː.na].