LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

vannus

vannus f (genitive vannī)
Classical[ˈwan.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvan.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininea winnowing basket

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevannusvannī
genitivevannīvannōrum
dativevannōvannīs
accusativevannumvannōs
ablativevannōvannīs
vocativevannevannī

vannus, i (
I. abl. heterocl. vannu, Non. 19, 21), f., a fan, van for winnowing grain, Col. 2, 20, 4; App. M. 11, p. 260, 9; 11, p. 269, 2: mystica Iacchi, borne about in the Bacchic festival, Verg. G. 1, 166.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Italic *watnosder.? Latin vannus Traditionally derived from Proto-Italic *watnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”); compare the diminutive vatillum, as well as Latin ventus, Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi), Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), English winnow. However, De Vaan is skeptical of the semantics, and leaves the origin open.

Descendants
  • Frenchvan
  • Portugueseabanofrom unknown *advannus
  • Spanishabanofrom unknown *advannus
  • Proto-West Germanic*wannu
  • Galicianabanofrom unknown *advannus

In English words that came into English from vannus

  • fanvannus
  • vanvannus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesVannusVannus (λίκνον), a winnowing fan, i. e. a broad basket, into which the corn mixed with chaff was received after threshing, and was then thrown up into…

Quick answers

What does vannus mean in Latin?
vannus, a noun, means “a winnowing basket”.
What is the genitive of vannus?
The genitive singular is vannī. vannus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce vannus?
In classical Latin, [ˈwan.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvan.nus].