LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

uncīnus

uncīnus m (genitive uncīnī)
Classical[ʊŋˈkiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[un̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. hook, barb

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeuncīnusuncīnī
genitiveuncīnīuncīnōrum
dativeuncīnōuncīnīs
accusativeuncīnumuncīnōs
ablativeuncīnōuncīnīs
vocativeuncīneuncīnī

uncīnus, i, m. 1. uncus,
I. a hook, barb (late Lat. for 1. uncus), App. M. 3, p. 135, 39; Pall. Mart. 10, 29; Vnlg. Exod. 28, 13. —As adj.: hamus, barbed, Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 270.

Origins

Diminutive of uncus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseancinho
  • Portugueseencinho
  • Portugueseincinho
  • Portugueseinxinho
  • Galiciananciño
  • Galicianenciño
Italo-Romance
  • Italianoncino
  • Italianuncino
  • Italianancino
  • Corsicanoncinu
  • Corsicanuncinu
  • Corsicanancinu
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianunchinu
  • Sardinianuncinu
Borrowings
  • Englishuncinus

Quick answers

What does uncīnus mean in Latin?
uncīnus, a noun, means “hook, barb”.
What is the genitive of uncīnus?
The genitive singular is uncīnī. uncīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce uncīnus?
In classical Latin, [ʊŋˈkiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [un̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.nus].