adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mīlvīnus
mīlvīnus (feminine mīlvīna, neuter mīlvīnum)
Classical[miːɫˈwiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[milˈviː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalkite
- adjectivekite-like, rapacious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mīlvīnus | mīlvīna | mīlvīnum |
| genitive | mīlvīnī | mīlvīnae | mīlvīnī |
| dative | mīlvīnō | mīlvīnae | mīlvīnō |
| accusative | mīlvīnum | mīlvīnam | mīlvīnum |
| ablative | mīlvīnō | mīlvīnā | mīlvīnō |
| vocative | mīlvīne | mīlvīna | mīlvīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mīlvīnī | mīlvīnae | mīlvīna |
| genitive | mīlvīnōrum | mīlvīnārum | mīlvīnōrum |
| dative | mīlvīnīs | mīlvīnīs | mīlvīnīs |
| accusative | mīlvīnōs | mīlvīnās | mīlvīna |
| ablative | mīlvīnīs | mīlvīnīs | mīlvīnīs |
| vocative | mīlvīnī | mīlvīnae | mīlvīna |
milŭīnus (also milvīnus), a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to the kite (class.):
plumae, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167.—B. Transf., resembling a kite, kite-like, i. e. rapacious:
ungulae, i. e. a thief's clutches, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 63. pullus, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6: miluinus pes, kite's foot, an herb so called from its resemblance to the foot of a kite, Col. 12, 7, § 1; cf. Plin. 27, 8, 35, § 57.—II. Subst.: miluīna (milvīna), ae, f. *
A. (Sc. fames.) A kite's, i. e. a ravenous, appetite, voracity, Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 29 (dub.; Ritschl, bulimam).—
B. (Sc. tibia.) A kind of flute of a very clear tone: miluina genus tibiae acutissimi soni, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.; Sol. 5, 19.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mīluīnus (mīlvī-) adj.
miluus, resembling a kite, rapacious : pullus.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin mīlvīnus From mīlvus (“kite”) + -īnus.
Descendants
- Catalanmilàfrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Occitanmilanfrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Frenchmilanfrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- GermanMilanfrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Romanianmilanfrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Portuguesemilhanofrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Spanishmilanofrom Vulgar Latin *milānus
- Portuguesemilhafrefrom Vulgar Latin *milānus