LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

suīnus

suīnus (feminine suīna, neuter suīnum)
Classical[suˈiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalswine; porcine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuīnussuīnasuīnum
genitivesuīnīsuīnaesuīnī
dativesuīnōsuīnaesuīnō
accusativesuīnumsuīnamsuīnum
ablativesuīnōsuīnāsuīnō
vocativesuīnesuīnasuīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuīnīsuīnaesuīna
genitivesuīnōrumsuīnārumsuīnōrum
dativesuīnīssuīnīssuīnīs
accusativesuīnōssuīnāssuīna
ablativesuīnīssuīnīssuīnīs
vocativesuīnīsuīnaesuīna

sŭīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to swine, swine-, Prisc. 594 P.: caro, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8 (MSS.; Gesn. and Schneid. suilla): sevum, Theod. Prisc. 4, 1.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin suīnus From su- + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Italiansuino
  • Portuguesesuíno
  • Romaniansain
  • Spanishsuino
  • Aromaniansãin

Quick answers

What does suīnus mean in Latin?
suīnus, a adjective, means “swine; porcine”.
How do you pronounce suīnus?
In classical Latin, [suˈiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈiː.nus].
Where does suīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *suH- → Proto-Italic *sūs → Latin suīnus.