LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ursīnus1

ursīnus (feminine ursīna, neuter ursīnum)
Classical[ʊrˈsiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[urˈsiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalbear; ursine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeursīnusursīnaursīnum
genitiveursīnīursīnaeursīnī
dativeursīnōursīnaeursīnō
accusativeursīnumursīnamursīnum
ablativeursīnōursīnāursīnō
vocativeursīneursīnaursīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeursīnīursīnaeursīna
genitiveursīnōrumursīnārumursīnōrum
dativeursīnīsursīnīsursīnīs
accusativeursīnōsursīnāsursīna
ablativeursīnīsursīnīsursīnīs
vocativeursīnīursīnaeursīna

ursīnus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a bear, bear's-.
I. Adj.: sanguis, Col. Arb. 15: fel, Plin. 28, 16, 62, § 219: adeps, id. 28, 17, 71, § 235: rabies, id. 8, 36, 54, § 130: allium, a kind of wild garlic, id. 19, 6, 34, § 116.—
II. Subst.: ursīna, ae, f., bear's meat, Petr. 66.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥tḱos
  2. Proto-Italic*orsos
  3. Latinursīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin ursīnus From ursus + -īnus.

Descendants
  • Italianorsino
  • Spanishursino
  • Sicilianursinu
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Ursīnus2
Ursīnus m sg (genitive Ursīnī)
Classical[ʊrˈsiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[urˈsiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latina male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeUrsīnus—
genitiveUrsīnī—
dativeUrsīnō—
accusativeUrsīnum—
ablativeUrsīnō—
vocativeUrsīne—

Origins

From ursinus (“bear; ursine”).

Quick answers

What does ursīnus mean in Latin?
ursīnus, a adjective, means “bear; ursine”.
How do you pronounce ursīnus?
In classical Latin, [ʊrˈsiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [urˈsiː.nus].
Where does ursīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos → Proto-Italic *orsos → Latin ursīnus.