hinnus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from hinniō, which is likely of imitative origin, + -us. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Compare Ancient Greek γίννος (gínnos).
Noun[edit]
hinnus m (genitive hinnī); second declension
- hinny (offspring of a male horse and a female donkey)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hinnus | hinnī |
| Genitive | hinnī | hinnōrum |
| Dative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| Accusative | hinnum | hinnōs |
| Ablative | hinnō | hinnīs |
| Vocative | hinne | hinnī |
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References[edit]
- “hinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hinnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.