colubrinus

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Latin

Etymology

From coluber +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

colubrīnus (feminine colubrīna, neuter colubrīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. serpent-like; cunning

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative colubrīnus colubrīna colubrīnum colubrīnī colubrīnae colubrīna
Genitive colubrīnī colubrīnae colubrīnī colubrīnōrum colubrīnārum colubrīnōrum
Dative colubrīnō colubrīnō colubrīnīs
Accusative colubrīnum colubrīnam colubrīnum colubrīnōs colubrīnās colubrīna
Ablative colubrīnō colubrīnā colubrīnō colubrīnīs
Vocative colubrīne colubrīna colubrīnum colubrīnī colubrīnae colubrīna

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References

  • colubrinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • colubrinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.