Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative anīlis anīle anīlēs anīlia
Genitive anīlis anīlium
Dative anīlī anīlibus
Accusative anīlem anīle anīlēs
anīlīs
anīlia
Ablative anīlī anīlibus
Vocative anīlis anīle anīlēs anīlia

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: anile

References edit

  • 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.