LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininevariously declined, second declension, fourth declension

spīnus

spīnus f (genitive spīnī or spīnūs)
Classical[ˈspiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈspiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. thorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespīnusspīnī
spīnūs
genitivespīnī
spīnūs		spīnōrum
spīnuum
dativespīnō
spīnuī		spīnīs
spīnibus
accusativespīnumspīnōs
spīnūs
ablativespīnō
spīnū		spīnīs
spīnibus
vocativespīne
spīnus		spīnī
spīnūs

spīnus, i (abl. spinu, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 117 P.), f. id.,
I. a blackthorn, sloe-tree: Prunus spinosa, Linn.; Verg. G. 4, 145; Pall. Febr. 25, 6; id. Insit. 63.

Origins

From spīna.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianspin
  • Aromanianschin
Italo-Romance
  • Italianspino
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanespin
  • Old Frenchespin
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishespinofrom Old Spanish espino
  • Old Galician-Portugueseespinho
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianspin

Quick answers

What does spīnus mean in Latin?
spīnus, a noun, means “thorn-bush, black-thorn, sloe-tree”.
What is the genitive of spīnus?
The genitive singular is spīnī. spīnus is feminine, variously declined, second declension, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce spīnus?
In classical Latin, [ˈspiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspiː.nus].