suinus

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Latin

Etymology

From su- +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

suīnus (feminine suīna, neuter suīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) swine; porcine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative suīnus suīna suīnum suīnī suīnae suīna
Genitive suīnī suīnae suīnī suīnōrum suīnārum suīnōrum
Dative suīnō suīnō suīnīs
Accusative suīnum suīnam suīnum suīnōs suīnās suīna
Ablative suīnō suīnā suīnō suīnīs
Vocative suīne suīna suīnum suīnī suīnae suīna

Descendants

  • Aromanian: sãin
  • Italian: suino
  • → Portuguese: suíno
  • Romanian: sain
  • Spanish: suino

References

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