"agnus" meaning in Latin

See agnus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaɡ.nus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäŋnʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈaɲ.ɲus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäɲːus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Audio: la-cls-agnus2.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ, Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*agʷnos}} Proto-Italic *agʷnos, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂egʷnós|t=lamb}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”), {{cog|grc|ἀμνός}} Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), {{cog|cu|агнѧ}} Old Church Slavonic агнѧ, {{cog|ang|ēanian}} Old English ēanian, {{cog|sq|enjë}} Albanian enjë Head templates: {{la-noun|agnus<2.genplum>}} agnus m (genitive agnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|agnus<2.genplum>}} Forms: agnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], agnus [nominative, singular], agnī [nominative, plural], agnī [genitive, singular], agnōrum [genitive, plural], agnum [genitive, plural], agnō [dative, singular], agnīs [dative, plural], agnum [accusative, singular], agnōs [accusative, plural], agnō [ablative, singular], agnīs [ablative, plural], agne [singular, vocative], agnī [plural, vocative]
  1. a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Sheep Derived forms: agna, agnellus, agnicellulus, agnicellus, agniculus, agnīnus, agnulus, agnum lupo eripere velle, Agnus Deī, agnus Phrixēus

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "año"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: año",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: año"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "agno"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: agno",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: agno"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "àino"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: àino",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: àino"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "agne",
            "3": "aigne",
            "4": "ainne"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: agne, aigne, ainne",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: agne, aigne, ainne"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "anho"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: anho",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: anho"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "aiuno",
            "3": "avuno",
            "4": "amuno"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Calabrian"
          },
          "expansion": "(Calabrian)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno (Calabrian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "anyell"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: anyell",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: anyell"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*agʷnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *agʷnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂egʷnós",
        "t": "lamb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀμνός"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "агнѧ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic агнѧ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ēanian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ēanian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "enjë"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian enjë",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).\nCognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ, Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agnus<2.genplum>"
      },
      "expansion": "agnus m (genitive agnī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agnus<2.genplum>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "la:Sheep",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "agna"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnellus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnicellulus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnicellus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agniculus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnīnus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnulus"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnum lupo eripere velle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Agnus Deī"
        },
        {
          "word": "agnus Phrixēus"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A lamb without blemish.",
          "text": "Agnus absque maculā.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.",
          "text": "Villa abundat porco, haedo, agno.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Behold the Lamb of God.",
          "text": "Ecce Agnus Dei.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice"
      ],
      "id": "en-agnus-la-noun-KdE6eylz",
      "links": [
        [
          "lamb",
          "lamb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɡ.nus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäŋnʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɲ.ɲus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäɲːus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "audio": "la-cls-agnus2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/La-cls-agnus2.ogg/La-cls-agnus2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/La-cls-agnus2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "agnus"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "agna"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnellus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnicellulus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnicellus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agniculus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnīnus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnulus"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnum lupo eripere velle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Agnus Deī"
    },
    {
      "word": "agnus Phrixēus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "año"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: año",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: año"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "agno"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: agno",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: agno"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "àino"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: àino",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: àino"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "agne",
            "3": "aigne",
            "4": "ainne"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: agne, aigne, ainne",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: agne, aigne, ainne"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "anho"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: anho",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: anho"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "aiuno",
            "3": "avuno",
            "4": "amuno"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Calabrian"
          },
          "expansion": "(Calabrian)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno (Calabrian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "anyell"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: anyell",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: anyell"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*agʷnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *agʷnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂egʷnós",
        "t": "lamb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀμνός"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "агнѧ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic агнѧ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ēanian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ēanian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "enjë"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian enjë",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).\nCognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ, Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agnī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agnus<2.genplum>"
      },
      "expansion": "agnus m (genitive agnī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agnus<2.genplum>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Sheep"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A lamb without blemish.",
          "text": "Agnus absque maculā.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.",
          "text": "Villa abundat porco, haedo, agno.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Behold the Lamb of God.",
          "text": "Ecce Agnus Dei.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lamb",
          "lamb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɡ.nus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäŋnʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɲ.ɲus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäɲːus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "audio": "la-cls-agnus2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/La-cls-agnus2.ogg/La-cls-agnus2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/La-cls-agnus2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "agnus"
}

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