LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

sappīnus

sappīnus f (genitive sappīnī)
Classical[sapˈpiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sapˈpiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. A type of fir.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesappīnussappīnī
genitivesappīnīsappīnōrum
dativesappīnōsappīnīs
accusativesappīnumsappīnōs
ablativesappīnōsappīnīs
vocativesappīnesappīnī

Sappīnus, i, f., v. Sapinus.

Origins

From a combination of Gaulish *sappos (“fir tree”) and pīnus (“pine tree”). The Gaulish word is from Proto-Celtic *sakʷos (“fir”), related to Welsh sybwydd (“fir”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos, related to Lithuanian sakai (“resin”), Latvian sweki (“resin”), and Proto-Slavic *sokъ (“juice, resin”).

Descendants
  • Catalansapí
  • Frenchsapin
  • Italianzappino
  • Sardinianopinu
  • Sardinianobinu
  • Piedmontesesap
  • Piedmontesesapin
  • Arabicشَبِّين

Quick answers

What does sappīnus mean in Latin?
sappīnus, a noun, means “A type of fir.”.
What is the genitive of sappīnus?
The genitive singular is sappīnī. sappīnus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sappīnus?
In classical Latin, [sapˈpiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sapˈpiː.nus].