What does oniscus mean in Latin?

oniscus, a noun, means “woodlouse”.

What is the genitive of oniscus?

The genitive singular is oniscī. oniscus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ɔˈnɪs.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈnis.kus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

oniscus m (genitive oniscī)

Classical[ɔˈnɪs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈnis.kus]

ŏniscus or -os, i, m., = ὀνισκος,

I. a wood-louse, milleped, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 136; 30, 8, 21, § 54.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀνίσκος (onískos), diminutive of ὄνος (ónos, “donkey, ass”).

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