LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

serpentīnus

serpentīnus (feminine serpentīna, neuter serpentīnum)
Classical[sɛr.pɛnˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ser.penˈtiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveserpentine; of or pertaining to a serpent or snake

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeserpentīnusserpentīnaserpentīnum
genitiveserpentīnīserpentīnaeserpentīnī
dativeserpentīnōserpentīnaeserpentīnō
accusativeserpentīnumserpentīnamserpentīnum
ablativeserpentīnōserpentīnāserpentīnō
vocativeserpentīneserpentīnaserpentīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeserpentīnīserpentīnaeserpentīna
genitiveserpentīnōrumserpentīnārumserpentīnōrum
dativeserpentīnīsserpentīnīsserpentīnīs
accusativeserpentīnōsserpentīnāsserpentīna
ablativeserpentīnīsserpentīnīsserpentīnīs
vocativeserpentīnīserpentīnaeserpentīna

serpentīnus, a, um, adj. serpens,
I. of or belonging to a serpent (eccl. Lat.): pectora, Ambros. in Luc. 2, 2, 51: serpentinos natos, Aug. Gen. contra Manich. 2, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*serp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti
  3. Proto-Italic*serpō
  4. Latinserpentīnus

Latin serpēns Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin serpentīnus From serpēns (“serpent”) + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Englishserpentine
  • Frenchserpentin
  • Italianserpentino
  • Portugueseserpentino
  • Spanishserpentino

Quick answers

What does serpentīnus mean in Latin?
serpentīnus, a adjective, means “serpentine; of or pertaining to a serpent or snake”.
How do you pronounce serpentīnus?
In classical Latin, [sɛr.pɛnˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ser.penˈtiː.nus].
Where does serpentīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *serp- → Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti → Proto-Italic *serpō → Latin serpentīnus.