LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

magnanimus

magnanimus (feminine magnanima, neuter magnanimum, comparative magis magnanimus, superlative maximē magnanimus)
Classical[maŋˈna.nɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[maɲˈɲaː.ni.mus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebrave, bold, noble
  2. adjectivemagnanimous
  3. adjectivegenerous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnanimusmagnanimamagnanimum
genitivemagnanimīmagnanimaemagnanimī
dativemagnanimōmagnanimaemagnanimō
accusativemagnanimummagnanimammagnanimum
ablativemagnanimōmagnanimāmagnanimō
vocativemagnanimemagnanimamagnanimum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnanimīmagnanimaemagnanima
genitivemagnanimōrummagnanimārummagnanimōrum
dativemagnanimīsmagnanimīsmagnanimīs
accusativemagnanimōsmagnanimāsmagnanima
ablativemagnanimīsmagnanimīsmagnanimīs
vocativemagnanimīmagnanimaemagnanima

magnănĭmus, a, um, adj. magnus, animus,
I. great-souled, magnanimous (rare but class.): viri fortes, magnanimi, Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63; id. Tusc. 4, 28, 61; Juba, Ov. F. 4, 380: heroës, Verg. A. 6, 649: Acragas, magnanimūm quondam generator equorum, high-spirited, mettlesome, id. ib. 3, 704: liberale atque magnanimum factum, highsouled, magnanimous, Gell. 6 (7), 19, 1.

Origins

From magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, spirit”) + -us (“-having”), a calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsukhos). Compare pusillanimis.

Descendants
  • Catalanmagnànim
  • Englishmagnanimous
  • Frenchmagnanime
  • Italianmagnanimo
  • Portuguesemagnânimo
  • Romanianmărinimos
  • Spanishmagnánimo
  • Galicianmagnánimo

In English words that came into English from magnanimus

  • magnanimousmagnanimus
  • magnanimitymagnanimitās

Quick answers

What does magnanimus mean in Latin?
magnanimus, a adjective, means “brave, bold, noble; magnanimous; generous”.
How do you pronounce magnanimus?
In classical Latin, [maŋˈna.nɪ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maɲˈɲaː.ni.mus].