lanius

See also: Lanius

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin lacnius, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“to tear, rend”). Cognates include Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lacinia (“edge, flap”) and Ancient Greek λᾰκίζω (lakízō, “to tear to pieces”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ni.us/, [ˈɫa.ni.ʊs]

Noun

lanius m (genitive laniī); second declension

1. butcher

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lanius	laniī
genitive	laniī	laniōrum
dative	laniō	laniīs
accusative	lanium	laniōs
ablative	laniō	laniīs
vocative	lanie	laniī

Synonyms

• (butcher): laniātor, laniō, macellarius

Related terms

Related terms

• laniāmentum
• laniārium
• laniārius
• laniātiō

• laniātor
• laniātōrium
• laniātus
• laniēnus

• laniō
• laniolum
• laniōnius

References

• lanius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lanius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lanius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lanius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette