Adjective: anguimanus
Hyphenation:
Declension:
Nominative
| Singular masc. | anguimanus |
| Singular fem. | anguimanus; anguimana |
| Singular neut. | anguimanum |
| Plural masc. | anguimanī |
| Plural fem. | anguimanae |
| Plural neut. | anguimana |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | anguimanūs; anguimanī |
| Singular fem. | anguimanūs; anguimanae |
| Singular neut. | anguimanī |
| Plural masc. | anguimanōrum |
| Plural fem. | anguimanārum |
| Plural neut. | anguimanōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | anguimanuī; anguimanō |
| Singular fem. | anguimanuī; anguimanae |
| Singular neut. | anguimanō |
| Plural masc. | anguimanīs |
| Plural fem. | anguimanīs |
| Plural neut. | anguimanīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | anguimanum |
| Singular fem. | anguimanum; anguimanam |
| Singular neut. | anguimanum |
| Plural masc. | anguimanōs |
| Plural fem. | anguimanās |
| Plural neut. | anguimana |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | anguimanū; anguimanō |
| Singular fem. | anguimanū; anguimanā |
| Singular neut. | anguimanō |
| Plural masc. | anguimanīs |
| Plural fem. | anguimanīs |
| Plural neut. | anguimanīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | anguimanus; anguimane |
| Singular fem. | anguimanus; anguimana |
| Singular neut. | anguimanum |
| Plural masc. | anguimanī |
| Plural fem. | anguimanae |
| Plural neut. | anguimana |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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[…]sicut quadripedum cum primis esse videmus
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in genere anguimanūs elephantōs, India quōrum
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milibus e multis vallo munitur eburno,
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ut penitus nequeat penetrari:[…] (1924 translation by W. H. D. Rouse, revised by Martin F. Smith
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as in the race of quadrupeds we see especially snake-handed elephants, which in their many thousands provide an ivory palisade about India, so that none may penetrate within) [c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 2.536]
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Inde boves Lucas turrito corpore, tetras,
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anguimanūs, bellī docuērunt volnera Poenī (1924 translation by W. H. D. Rouse, revised by Martin F. Smith
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Next the Lucanian oxen with turreted backs, hideous creatures, snake-handed, were taught by the Carthaginians to endure the wounds of war, and to confound the great hosts of Mars.) [c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 5.1302]
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis
3. Proto-Italic *anɣʷis
4. Latin anguis
5. Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.
6. Proto-Italic *manus
7. Latin manus
8. Latin anguimanus
9. From anguis (“serpent, snake”) + manus (“hand”).
Translations