gannitus

Latin

Etymology

From ganniō (“yelp; grumble”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡanˈniː.tus/, [ɡänˈniːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡanˈni.tus/, [ɡänˈniːt̪us]

Noun

gannītus m (genitive gannītūs); fourth declension

  1. (of dogs) yelping, barking
  2. (of birds) chirping, twittering
  3. (of persons) snarling, grumbling, moaning, whining; tattling

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gannītus gannītūs
Genitive gannītūs gannītuum
Dative gannītuī gannītibus
Accusative gannītum gannītūs
Ablative gannītū gannītibus
Vocative gannītus gannītūs

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