soricinus

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Latin

Etymology

From sōrex (shrew-mouse).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sōricīnus (feminine sōricīna, neuter sōricīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (hapax) (relational) shrew
    • c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.8.47–49, (The meaning of 'sōricīna nēnia'―literally 'shrew ditty'―is obscure):
      Sī tibi est machaera, at nōbīs veruīna est domī
      quă quidem tē faciam, sī tū mē inrītāverīs,
      cōnfossiōrem sōricīnā nēniā.
      If you've got a sword, we've got a javelin at home,
      with which I'll make you, if you annoy me,
      more pierced through than a shrew ditty.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative sōricīnus sōricīna sōricīnum sōricīnī sōricīnae sōricīna
genitive sōricīnī sōricīnae sōricīnī sōricīnōrum sōricīnārum sōricīnōrum
dative sōricīnō sōricīnae sōricīnō sōricīnīs
accusative sōricīnum sōricīnam sōricīnum sōricīnōs sōricīnās sōricīna
ablative sōricīnō sōricīnā sōricīnō sōricīnīs
vocative sōricīne sōricīna sōricīnum sōricīnī sōricīnae sōricīna

References

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