LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pānus

pānus m (genitive pānī)
Classical[ˈpaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. ear of millet
  2. the thread wound upon the bobbin
  3. a swelling, tumor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepānuspānī
genitivepānīpānōrum
dativepānōpānīs
accusativepānumpānōs
ablativepānōpānīs
vocativepānepānī

pānus, i, m., = πῆνος, Dor. πᾶνος,
I. the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle.
I. Lit.: intus modo stet rectus subteminis panus, Lucil. ap. Prisc. 3 fin., and ap. Non. 149, 24; cf.: panus tramae involucrum, quem diminutive panuclam vocamus, Non. l. l.—
II. Transf.
A. A swelling, tumor: tumor quoque inguinum ex formae similitudine sic (sc. panus) vocatur, Non. 149, 24; Novat. ap. Non. 149, 28; Afran. ib. 25: panos aperit sevum pecudum, Plin. 30, 8, 22, § 75; 24, 11, 58, § 97; 35, 17, 57, § 195: viscum panos mitigat, id. 24, 4, 6, § 11.—
B. An ear of millet, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 54.

Origins

Borrowed from Doric Greek πᾶνος (pânos, “thread on the bobbin; bobbin”) (which equals Attic Greek πῆνος (pênos); more commonly attested in the diminutive πᾱνίον (pāníon) / πηνίον (pēníon)). More at πήνη (pḗnē). The non-bobbin meanings are likely metaphorical extensions of the bobbin meaning, though some, such as Schrijver and Derksen, have taken the "swelling" meaning as derived from a separate Proto-Indo-European *pnHk- (“swelling, bunch”), connecting the word to Proto-Slavic *pǫ̀čiti (“to swell, burst”), *pǫkъ (“bunch”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpane
Borrowings
  • Englishpanus
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianpan
  • Piedmontesepan
Gallo-Romance
  • Vivaro-Alpinepano

Quick answers

What does pānus mean in Latin?
pānus, a noun, means “ear of millet; the thread wound upon the bobbin; a swelling, tumor”.
What is the genitive of pānus?
The genitive singular is pānī. pānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pānus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.nus].