gannitus

Latin

Etymology

From ganniō (“yelp; grumble”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡanˈniː.tus/, [ɡänˈniːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡanˈni.tus/, [ɡänˈniːt̪us]

Noun

gannītus m (genitive gannītūs); fourth declension

1. (of dogs) yelping, barking
2. (of birds) chirping, twittering
3. (of persons) snarling, grumbling, moaning, whining; tattling

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gannītus	gannītūs
Genitive	gannītūs	gannītuum
Dative	gannītuī	gannītibus
Accusative	gannītum	gannītūs
Ablative	gannītū	gannītibus
Vocative	gannītus	gannītūs

Related terms

• ganniō

References

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