What does sanguī̆sūga mean in Latin?

sanguī̆sūga, a noun, means “a leech; a vampire, an undead being which harms people and is implied to consume blood”.

What is the genitive of sanguī̆sūga?

The genitive singular is sanguī̆sūgae. sanguī̆sūga is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [saŋ.ɡʷiːˈsuː.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saŋ.ɡʷiˈs̬uː.ɡa].

noun · femininefirst declension

sanguī̆sūga f (genitive sanguī̆sūgae)

Classical[saŋ.ɡʷiːˈsuː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[saŋ.ɡʷiˈs̬uː.ɡa]

sanguī̆ssūga

a leech
sanguī̆sūgae duae sunt fīliae dīcentēs adfer adfer The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.30.15
a vampire, an undead being which harms people and is implied to consume blood
nec terrorem [alt.: territi] iuuenes, quos ira stimulabat, exanimo corpore retulerunt [alt.: vulnus exanimi corpori intulerunt]: ex quo tantus continuò sanguis effluxit, vt intelligeretur sanguisuga fuisse multorum.1610, William di Newburgh, Guillelmi Neubrigensis Angli, ... De rebus Anglicis suis temporis, libri quinque. Nunc primum auctiores 11. capitulis hactenus desideratis, & notis Ioannis Picardi Bellouaci ..., page 650:

sanguĭsūga, ae, f. sanguis-sugo,

I. a blood-sucker, leech (called also hirudo), Cels. 5, 27, 16; Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29; 32, 10, 42, § 123; Vulg. Prov. 30, 15.

From sanguī̆s (“blood”) + sūgō (“to suck”) + -a (agent noun-forming suffix), literally “a bloodsucker”.

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