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Latin
Etymology
Probably from hinniō, which is likely of imitative origin, + -us. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Compare Ancient Greek γίννος (gínnos).
Noun
hinnus m (genitive hinnī); second declension
- hinny (offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
References
- “hinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hinnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.