Latin edit

Etymology edit

acanthus +‎ -inus

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

acanthinus (feminine acanthina, neuter acanthinum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Resembling the plant bear's-foot / stinking hellebore (Helleborus foetidus)

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative acanthinus acanthina acanthinum acanthinī acanthinae acanthina
Genitive acanthinī acanthinae acanthinī acanthinōrum acanthinārum acanthinōrum
Dative acanthinō acanthinō acanthinīs
Accusative acanthinum acanthinam acanthinum acanthinōs acanthinās acanthina
Ablative acanthinō acanthinā acanthinō acanthinīs
Vocative acanthine acanthina acanthinum acanthinī acanthinae acanthina

References edit

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