manatus

See also: Manatus

Latin

Etymology

From Spanish manatí, of Cariban origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈnaː.tus/, [mäˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈna.tus/, [mäˈnäːt̪us]

Noun

manātus m (genitive manātī); second declension

1. (New Latin) sea cow; dugong or manatee
   • 1705, R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli ad D. Jacobum Petiver, "De Piscibus Moluscis & Crustaceis Philippensibus", Philosophical Transactions, No. 302, page "2069"

     Duyong Indorum, Peje mulier Hyſpanorum, Haybe Sinarum, eſt Manatus Cluſii, & aliorum.

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Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	manātus	manātī
Genitive	manātī	manātōrum
Dative	manātō	manātīs
Accusative	manātum	manātōs
Ablative	manātō	manātīs
Vocative	manāte	manātī

Descendants

• Translingual: Manatus (now Trichechus)

References

• manatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)