LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

tīnus

tīnus f (genitive tīnī)

Meaning

  1. Shrub native to the Mediterranean, laurestine (Viburnum tinus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetīnustīnī
genitivetīnītīnōrum
dativetīnōtīnīs
accusativetīnumtīnōs
ablativetīnōtīnīs
vocativetīnetīnī

tīnus, i, m.,
I. a plant: Viburnum tinus, Linn.; Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128; 17, 10, 11, § 60: bacis caerula, Ov. M. 10, 98.

Origins

Of unknown origin.

Quick answers

What does tīnus mean in Latin?
tīnus, a noun, means “Shrub native to the Mediterranean, laurestine (Viburnum tinus)”.
What is the genitive of tīnus?
The genitive singular is tīnī. tīnus is feminine, second declension.