Latin edit

Etymology edit

From vipera (viper) +‎ -inus.

Adjective edit

viperīnus (feminine viperīna, neuter viperīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. viperine; Of or relating to a viper/vipers

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative viperīnus viperīna viperīnum viperīnī viperīnae viperīna
Genitive viperīnī viperīnae viperīnī viperīnōrum viperīnārum viperīnōrum
Dative viperīnō viperīnō viperīnīs
Accusative viperīnum viperīnam viperīnum viperīnōs viperīnās viperīna
Ablative viperīnō viperīnā viperīnō viperīnīs
Vocative viperīne viperīna viperīnum viperīnī viperīnae viperīna

Descendants edit

  • English: viperine
  • French: vipérin
  • Italian: viperino
  • Portuguese: viperino
  • Spanish: viperino

References edit

  • viperinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • viperinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • viperinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.