agnus

Latin

agnus (a lamb)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷʰno-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnos), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), and Old English ēanian (English yean).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈaŋ.nus/

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Noun

agnus (genitive agnī); m, second declension

1. a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice

   Agnus absque maculā.

   A lamb without blemish.

   Villa abundat porco, haedo, agno.

   The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.

   Ecce Agnus Dei.

   Behold the Lamb of God.

Inflection

Irregular genitive plural agnūm

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	agnus	agnī
genitive	agnī	agnūm
dative	agnō	agnīs
accusative	agnum	agnōs
ablative	agnō	agnīs
vocative	agne	agnī

Derived terms

• agnellus
• Agnus Deī
• agnum lupo eripere velle (to wish the impossible, literally: to wish to rescue a lamb from a wolf)

Descendants

• Portuguese: anho