hinnus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from hinniō, which is likely of imitative origin, + -us. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Compare Ancient Greek γίννος (gínnos).
Noun
[edit]hinnus m (genitive hinnī); second declension
- hinny (offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hinnus | hinnī |
| genitive | hinnī | hinnōrum |
| dative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| accusative | hinnum | hinnōs |
| ablative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| vocative | hinne | hinnī |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “hinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hinnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.