What does sōricīnus mean in Latin?

sōricīnus, a adjective, means “shrew”.

How do you pronounce sōricīnus?

In classical Latin, [soː.rɪˈkiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.riˈt͡ʃiː.nus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sōricīnus (feminine sōricīna, neuter sōricīnum)

Classical[soː.rɪˈkiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[so.riˈt͡ʃiː.nus]

adjectiverelationalshrew
Sī tibi est machaera, at nōbīs veruīna est domī quă quidem tē faciam, sī tū mē inrītāverīs,If you've got a sword, we've got a javelin at home, with which I'll make you, if you annoy me, more pierced through than a shrew ditty.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.8.46–48 (The meaning of 'sōricīna nēnia'―literally 'shrew ditty'―is obscure)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sōricīnus	sōricīna	sōricīnum
genitive	sōricīnī	sōricīnae	sōricīnī
dative	sōricīnō	sōricīnae	sōricīnō
accusative	sōricīnum	sōricīnam	sōricīnum
ablative	sōricīnō	sōricīnā	sōricīnō
vocative	sōricīne	sōricīna	sōricīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sōricīnī	sōricīnae	sōricīna
genitive	sōricīnōrum	sōricīnārum	sōricīnōrum
dative	sōricīnīs	sōricīnīs	sōricīnīs
accusative	sōricīnōs	sōricīnās	sōricīna
ablative	sōricīnīs	sōricīnīs	sōricīnīs
vocative	sōricīnī	sōricīnae	sōricīna

sōrĭcīnus, a, um, adj. sorex,

I. of or belonging to the shrew-mouse: nenia, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 48.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin sōricīnus From sōrex (“shrew-mouse”) + -īnus.