LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

wantus

wantus m (genitive wantī)
Classical[ˈwan.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈwan.tus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineglove

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativewantuswantī
genitivewantīwantōrum
dativewantōwantīs
accusativewantumwantōs
ablativewantōwantīs
vocativewantewantī

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *wantu (“glove”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchgantfrom Old French gant
  • Frenchgauntletfrom Old French gant
  • Frenchgantletfrom Old French gant
  • Englishgauntletfrom Old French gant
  • Spanishguanteletefrom Old French gant
  • Italianguanto
  • Catalanguantfrom Old Occitan gant
  • Occitangantfrom Old Occitan gant
  • Yolagauntletèsfrom Old French gant
  • Ladinguant
Iberian
  • Portugueseguante
  • Spanishguante
  • Asturianguantefrom Old Leonese guante
  • Leoneseguantefrom Old Leonese guante

Quick answers

What does wantus mean in Latin?
wantus, a noun, means “glove”.
What is the genitive of wantus?
The genitive singular is wantī. wantus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce wantus?
In classical Latin, [ˈwan.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈwan.tus].