anilis

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Latin

Etymology

From anus (old woman, crone) +‎ -īlis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

anīlis (neuter anīle, adverb anīliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. of or pertaining to an old woman
  2. (derogatory) old-womanish; anile

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: anile

References

  • anilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • anilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.