Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 265.canis on page 265
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canis dog
canis is a Latin Noun that primarily means dog.
Definitions for canis
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
dog
- 2
(gen. pl. canum)
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A dog, hound. (b) (w. function or variety specified). (c) (spec.) Cerberus; (fem.) a hellhound; (pl.) the dogs of Scylla. (d) sentis ~is, (perh.) the dog-rose.
- 2
(applied to persons w. ref. to biting, snarling, etc.; also as performing the functions of watch-dogs). (b) a subordinate, creature, 'jackal'. (c) (applied to a Cynic Philosopher).
- 3
The star Sirius or the constellation Canis Major; also ~is Erigoneius, Icarius. (b) ~is minusculus (minor). the lesser dog-star Procycon.
Sentences with canis
Latin to English
Davus servos iubet canes ducere.Compare Davus orders the slaves to lead the dogs.
Canis timidus vehementius lātrat quam mordet. (adapted from Q. Curtius Rufus, Exploits of Alexander VII.4.13)Compare A timid dog barks more fiercely than he bites.
Declension table for canis
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | canis | canēs |
| Gen. | canis | canum |
| Dat. | canī | canibus |
| Acc. | canem | canēs |
| Abl. | cane | canibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 472.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 265.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "canis, canis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/canis-canis-gen-pl-canum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 472.on page 472
