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lupinus

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See also: Lupinus

Latin

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Etymology

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From lupus (wolf) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lupīnus (feminine lupīna, neuter lupīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a wolf.
  2. (by extension) Wolf-like.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative lupīnus lupīna lupīnum lupīnī lupīnae lupīna
genitive lupīnī lupīnae lupīnī lupīnōrum lupīnārum lupīnōrum
dative lupīnō lupīnae lupīnō lupīnīs
accusative lupīnum lupīnam lupīnum lupīnōs lupīnās lupīna
ablative lupīnō lupīnā lupīnō lupīnīs
vocative lupīne lupīna lupīnum lupīnī lupīnae lupīna
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Noun

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lupīnus m (genitive lupīnī); second declension

  1. A lupine or wolf-bean.

Usage notes

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Lupine flowers were used as mock-money in the theater.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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