LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

suīle

suīle n (genitive suīlis)
Classical[suˈiː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[suˈiː.le]

Meaning

  1. a pigsty

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuīlesuīlia
genitivesuīlissuīlium
dativesuīlīsuīlibus
accusativesuīlesuīlia
ablativesuīlīsuīlibus
vocativesuīlesuīlia

sŭīle, is, n. sus,
I. a hog-sty, Col. 7, 9, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*suH-
  2. Proto-Italic*sūs
  3. Latinsuīle

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlis Latin -īle Latin suīle From sus + -īle.

Sardinian
  • Sassaresesuilifrom Logudorese suile
  • Nuoresesubile
Elsewhere
  • Old Frenchsoil

Quick answers

What does suīle mean in Latin?
suīle, a noun, means “a pigsty”.
What is the genitive of suīle?
The genitive singular is suīlis. suīle is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce suīle?
In classical Latin, [suˈiː.ɫɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈiː.le].
Where does suīle come from?
Proto-Indo-European *suH- → Proto-Italic *sūs → Latin suīle.