LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

tabānus

tabānus m (genitive tabānī)
Classical[taˈbaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[taˈbaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. gadfly, horsefly

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetabānustabānī
genitivetabānītabānōrum
dativetabānōtabānīs
accusativetabānumtabānōs
ablativetabānōtabānīs
vocativetabānetabānī

tăbānus, i, m.,
I. a gad-fly, horse-fly, oxfly, breese; called also asilus, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 14; Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100; 11, 33, 38, § 113; 30, 11, 30, § 101.

Origins

Argued from onomastic witnesses to be Etruscan, but unknown.

Descendants
  • Catalantavà
  • Catalantave
  • Catalantàvec
  • Italiantavano
  • Italiantafano
  • Occitantavan
  • Occitantavac
  • Frenchtaonfrom Old French tahon
  • Portuguesetavãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese tavão
  • Portuguesetabãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese tavão

In English words that came into English from tabānus

  • tabanidtabānus

Quick answers

What does tabānus mean in Latin?
tabānus, a noun, means “gadfly, horsefly”.
What is the genitive of tabānus?
The genitive singular is tabānī. tabānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce tabānus?
In classical Latin, [taˈbaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [taˈbaː.nus].