unguen in Latin

IPA: /ˈun.ɡʷen/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈʊŋɡʷɛn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈun.ɡwen/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈuŋɡwen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥ (whence also Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb (“butter”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₃engʷ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ongʷn̥}} Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥, {{cog|xum|𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍|pos=acc.sg.}} Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.), {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃engʷen-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen-, {{cog|sga|imb||butter}} Old Irish imb (“butter”), {{cog|goh|ancho||butter}} Old High German ancho (“butter”) Head templates: {{la-noun|unguen/unguin<3.N>}} unguen n (genitive unguinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|unguen/unguin<3.N>}} Forms: unguinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], unguen [nominative, singular], unguina [nominative, plural], unguinis [genitive, singular], unguinum [genitive, plural], unguinī [dative, singular], unguinibus [dative, plural], unguen [accusative, singular], unguina [accusative, plural], unguine [ablative, singular], unguinibus [ablative, plural], unguen [singular, vocative], unguina [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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        "ointment"
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      "ipa": "[ˈuŋɡwen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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      "ipa": "[ˈʊŋɡʷɛn]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈun.ɡwen/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuŋɡwen]",
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"unguen" meaning in Latin

Noun

Inflected forms