LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pugneus

pugneus (feminine pugnea, neuter pugneum)
Classical[ˈpʊŋ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuɲ.ɲe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalfist

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepugneuspugneapugneum
genitivepugneīpugneaepugneī
dativepugneōpugneaepugneō
accusativepugneumpugneampugneum
ablativepugneōpugneāpugneō
vocativepugneepugneapugneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepugneīpugneaepugnea
genitivepugneōrumpugneārumpugneōrum
dativepugneīspugneīspugneīs
accusativepugneōspugneāspugnea
ablativepugneīspugneīspugneīs
vocativepugneīpugneaepugnea

pugnĕus, a, um, adj. pugnus,
I. of or belonging to the fist: mergae, i. e. blows with the fist, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 57.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin pugneus From pugnus (“fist”) + -eus.

Quick answers

What does pugneus mean in Latin?
pugneus, a adjective, means “fist”.
How do you pronounce pugneus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʊŋ.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpuɲ.ɲe.us].