LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

masculīnus

masculīnus (feminine masculīna, neuter masculīnum, comparative masculīnior, superlative masculīnissimus, adverb masculīnē or masculīniter)
Classical[mas.kʊˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[mas.kuˈliː.nus]
masculīniter

Meaning

  1. adjectivemasculine, male (of humans or animals)
  2. adjectivemanly, worthy of manhood
  3. adjectivemasculine (gender)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemasculīnusmasculīnamasculīnum
genitivemasculīnīmasculīnaemasculīnī
dativemasculīnōmasculīnaemasculīnō
accusativemasculīnummasculīnammasculīnum
ablativemasculīnōmasculīnāmasculīnō
vocativemasculīnemasculīnamasculīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemasculīnīmasculīnaemasculīna
genitivemasculīnōrummasculīnārummasculīnōrum
dativemasculīnīsmasculīnīsmasculīnīs
accusativemasculīnōsmasculīnāsmasculīna
ablativemasculīnīsmasculīnīsmasculīnīs
vocativemasculīnīmasculīnaemasculīna

mascŭlīnus, a, um, adj. masculus,
I. male, masculine; of human beings, animals, and plants (not in Cic.; perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.: membra, the male parts, Phaedr. 4, 14, 15: facies, App. M. 7, p. 190, 20: rapa rotunda masculini sexus, Plin. 19, 5, 25, § 75.—
II. Transf.
a. (Cf. masculus, II. B.) Manly, worthy of manhood: masculini viri, v. l. Quint. 5, 12, 20; al. leg. masculi.—
b. In gram., of gender, masculine: masculina Graeca nomina, Quint. 1, 5, 61: ut si quaeratur, funis masculinum sit an femininum, id. 1, 6, 3: masculino genere cor enuntiavit Ennius, Caesell. Vindex ap. Gell. 7, 2.—Hence, adv. (post-class.).
A. mascŭlīnē, in the masculine gender, Arn. 1, 36: masculine etiam dicebant frontem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 151 Müll.: caelum masculine veteres dixerunt, Charis. p. 55 P. —*
B. mascŭlīnĭter, in the masculine gender, Vet. Interpr. Iren. 1, 1.

Origins

From masculus (“like a male, mannish”), diminutive of mās (“male, man”), + -īnus (suffix forming adjectives indicating possession or origin).

Descendants
  • Catalanmasculí
  • Englishmasculine
  • Frenchmasculin
  • Italianmascolino
  • Occitanmasculin
  • Portuguesemasculino
  • Romanianmasculin
  • Spanishmasculino
  • Corsicanmasculinu
  • Friulianmasculin

In English words that came into English from masculīnus

  • masculinemasculīnus

Quick answers

What does masculīnus mean in Latin?
masculīnus, a adjective, means “masculine, male (of humans or animals); manly, worthy of manhood; masculine (gender)”.
How do you pronounce masculīnus?
In classical Latin, [mas.kʊˈliː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mas.kuˈliː.nus].