LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ūnimanus1

ūnimanus (feminine ūnimana, neuter ūnimanum)
Classical[uːˈnɪ.ma.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[uˈniː.ma.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveone-handed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnimanusūnimanaūnimanum
genitiveūnimanīūnimanaeūnimanī
dativeūnimanōūnimanaeūnimanō
accusativeūnimanumūnimanamūnimanum
ablativeūnimanōūnimanāūnimanō
vocativeūnimaneūnimanaūnimanum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnimanīūnimanaeūnimana
genitiveūnimanōrumūnimanārumūnimanōrum
dativeūnimanīsūnimanīsūnimanīs
accusativeūnimanōsūnimanāsūnimana
ablativeūnimanīsūnimanīsūnimanīs
vocativeūnimanīūnimanaeūnimana

ūnĭmănus, a, um, adj. unus-manus
I. having only one hand, one-handed.
I. In gen.: puer natus, Liv. 35, 21, 3; 41, 21, 12 —
II. Unimanus, the surname of a certain Claudius. Flor. 2, 17, 16.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnimanus

Latin ūni- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin ūnimanus From ūni- (“uni-: one”) + manus (“hand”).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ūnimanus2
Ūnimanus m sg (genitive Ūnimanī)
Classical[uːˈnɪ.ma.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[uˈniː.ma.nus]

Meaning

  1. an agnomen
    Claudius UnimanusCladius the One-Handed

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeŪnimanus—
genitiveŪnimanī—
dativeŪnimanō—
accusativeŪnimanum—
ablativeŪnimanō—
vocativeŪnimane—

Origins

From ūnimanus (“one-handed”), from ūni- (“one-”) + manus (“hand”).

Quick answers

What does ūnimanus mean in Latin?
ūnimanus, a adjective, means “one-handed”.
How do you pronounce ūnimanus?
In classical Latin, [uːˈnɪ.ma.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [uˈniː.ma.nus].
Where does ūnimanus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ís? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos → Proto-Italic *oinos → Old Latin oinos → Latin ūnimanus.