araneus

See also: Araneus

Latin

Etymology

From arānea (“spider”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arāneus (feminine arānea, neuter arāneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to a spider

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative arāneus arānea arāneum arāneī arāneae arānea
Genitive arāneī arāneae arāneī arāneōrum arāneārum arāneōrum
Dative arāneō arāneō arāneīs
Accusative arāneum arāneam arāneum arāneōs arāneās arānea
Ablative arāneō arāneā arāneō arāneīs
Vocative arānee arānea arāneum arāneī arāneae arānea

Noun

arāneus m (genitive arāneī); second declension

  1. A spider

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arāneus arāneī
Genitive arāneī arāneōrum
Dative arāneō arāneīs
Accusative arāneum arāneōs
Ablative arāneō arāneīs
Vocative arānee arāneī

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Friulian: ragn
  • Italian: ragno
  • Lombard: ragn
  • Neapolitan: rancio, ranco
  • Piedmontese: aragn, ragn
  • Romansch: arogn, aragnun
  • Romagnol: râgn
  • Sardinian: arrangiu
  • Sicilian: ragnu
  • Venetian: ragno, rain

References
  • “araneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “araneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • araneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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