anguis

See also Anguis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ- (“snake”). Cognates include Old Prussian angis, Old Armenian աւձ (awj), Old High German unc, unko (“snake”), and Old East Slavic ужь (užĭ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈan.ɡwis/

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Noun

anguis (genitive anguis); m, third declension

1. snake, serpent, dragon
2. genitive singular of anguis
3. vocative singular of anguis

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	anguis	anguēs
genitive	anguis	anguium
dative	anguī	anguibus
accusative	anguem	anguēs 1
ablative	angue	anguibus
vocative	anguis	anguēs

¹ May also be anguīs.

Synonyms

• (snake, serpent): serpēns

Related terms

• anguilla