LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rānivorus

rānivorus (feminine rānivora, neuter rānivorum)
Classical[raːˈnɪ.wɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[raˈniː.vo.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveranivorous (frog-eating)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerānivorusrānivorarānivorum
genitiverānivorīrānivoraerānivorī
dativerānivorōrānivoraerānivorō
accusativerānivorumrānivoramrānivorum
ablativerānivorōrānivorārānivorō
vocativerānivorerānivorarānivorum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerānivorīrānivoraerānivora
genitiverānivorōrumrānivorārumrānivorōrum
dativerānivorīsrānivorīsrānivorīs
accusativerānivorōsrānivorāsrānivora
ablativerānivorīsrānivorīsrānivorīs
vocativerānivorīrānivoraerānivora

Origins

First attested (as rānivorīs) in 1620; formed from the elements rāna (“frog”) + -vorus (“-eating”).

Descendants
  • Englishranivorous
  • Frenchranivore

In English words that came into English from rānivorus

  • ranivorousrānivorus
  • ranivorerānivorus

Quick answers

What does rānivorus mean in Latin?
rānivorus, a adjective, means “ranivorous (frog-eating)”.
How do you pronounce rānivorus?
In classical Latin, [raːˈnɪ.wɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [raˈniː.vo.rus].