ursinus

Latin

Etymology

From ursus +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /urˈsiː.nus/, [ʊrˈs̠iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /urˈsi.nus/, [urˈsiːnus]

Adjective

ursīnus (feminine ursīna, neuter ursīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) bear; ursine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ursīnus	ursīna	ursīnum		ursīnī	ursīnae	ursīna
genitive	ursīnī	ursīnae	ursīnī		ursīnōrum	ursīnārum	ursīnōrum
dative	ursīnō	ursīnae	ursīnō		ursīnīs
accusative	ursīnum	ursīnam	ursīnum		ursīnōs	ursīnās	ursīna
ablative	ursīnō	ursīnā	ursīnō		ursīnīs
vocative	ursīne	ursīna	ursīnum		ursīnī	ursīnae	ursīna

Related terms

• ursa

Descendants

• Italian: orsino
• Sicilian: ursinu
• → Spanish: ursino

References

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