See also: Agnus

Latin

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agnus (a lamb)

Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (lamb).[1]

Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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agnus m (genitive agnī); second declension

  1. a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
    Agnus absque maculā.
    A lamb without blemish.
    Vīlla abundat porcō, haedō, agnō.
    The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.
    Ecce Agnus Deī.
    Behold the Lamb of God.

Declension

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Second-declension noun (contracted genitive plural).

singular plural
nominative agnus agnī
genitive agnī agnōrum
agnum1
dative agnō agnīs
accusative agnum agnōs
ablative agnō agnīs
vocative agne agnī

1Contraction found in poetry.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: año
  • Italian: agno
  • Neapolitan: àino
  • Old French: agne, aigne, ainne
  • Portuguese: anho
  • Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno (Calabrian)
  • Catalan: anyell

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “agnus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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A verbal adjective from an unattested root *ag- ("to drive"), paralleled by Old Irish án (quick) < *ag-nos, Sanskrit अजिर (ajirá-, agile, quick). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (to drive); compare Old Irish aigid, Sanskrit अजति (ajati). The Lithuanian form appears to have undergone depalatalization before the nasal.[1]

The connection with Russian яглый (jaglyj, active, energetic) is rejected by Vasmer.[2]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɐɡˈnʊs/

Adjective

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agnùs m (feminine agni̇̀, neuter agnù) stress pattern 4

  1. (Samogitian) agile, energetic

Declension

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Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of agnus
positive degree
neuter agnù
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnùs ãgnūs agni̇̀ ãgnios
genitive agnaũs agnių̃ agniõs agnių̃
dative agniám agni̇́ems ãgniai agnióms
accusative ãgnų agniùs ãgnią agniàs
instrumental agniù agniai̇̃s agnià agniomi̇̀s
locative agniamè agniuosè agniojè agniosè
vocative agnùs ãgnūs agni̇̀ ãgnios
comparative degree
neuter agniaũ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnèsnis agnesni̇̀ agnèsnė agnèsnės
genitive agnèsnio agnesnių̃ agnesnė̃s agnesnių̃
dative agnesniám agnesni̇́ems agnèsnei agnesnė̃ms
accusative agnèsnį agnesniùs agnèsnę agnesnès
instrumental agnesniù agnesniai̇̃s agnesnè agnesnėmi̇̀s
locative agnesniamè agnesniuosè agnèsnėje agnesnėsè
superlative degree
neuter agniáusia
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agniáusias agniáusi agniáusia agniáusios
genitive agniáusio agniáusių agniáusios agniáusių
dative agniáusiam agniáusiems agniáusiai agniáusioms
accusative agniáusią agniáusius agniáusią agniáusias
instrumental agniáusiu agniáusiais agniáusia agniáusiomis
locative agniáusiame agniáusiuose agniáusioje agniáusiose

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jurij Vladimirovič Otkupščikov (1967) Iz istorii indojevropejskovo slovoobrazovanija [From the History of Indo-European Word Formation], page 227
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “яглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

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  • agnus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • agnus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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agnús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of agnos