afannae
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Jocular formation after Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “unseen”). Compare apinae of similar meaning.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈfan.nae̯/, [äˈfänːäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈfan.ne/, [äˈfänːe]
Noun edit
afannae f pl (genitive afannārum); first declension (plural only, hapax)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | afannae |
| Genitive | afannārum |
| Dative | afannīs |
| Accusative | afannās |
| Ablative | afannīs |
| Vocative | afannae |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- afannae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “afannae”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 14a
- “afannae” in volume I, column 1170, line 63–68 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present