asininus

Latin

Etymology

From asinus (“ass, donkey”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.siˈniː.nus/, [äs̠ɪˈniːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.siˈni.nus/, [äs̬iˈniːnus]

Adjective

asinīnus (feminine asinīna, neuter asinīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to asses or donkeys

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative asinīnus asinīna asinīnum asinīnī asinīnae asinīna
Genitive asinīnī asinīnae asinīnī asinīnōrum asinīnārum asinīnōrum
Dative asinīnō asinīnō asinīnīs
Accusative asinīnum asinīnam asinīnum asinīnōs asinīnās asinīna
Ablative asinīnō asinīnā asinīnō asinīnīs
Vocative asinīne asinīna asinīnum asinīnī asinīnae asinīna

Descendants
  • Catalan: asiní
  • English: asinine
  • French: asinin
  • Galician: asinino
  • Italian: asinino
  • Portuguese: asinino
  • Spanish: asinino

Noun

asinīnus m (genitive asinīnī); second declension

  1. A young ass.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative asinīnus asinīnī
Genitive asinīnī asinīnōrum
Dative asinīnō asinīnīs
Accusative asinīnum asinīnōs
Ablative asinīnō asinīnīs
Vocative asinīne asinīnī

Derived terms

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