araneus

See also: Araneus

Latin

Etymology

From arānea (“spider”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈraː.ne.us/, [äˈräːneʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈra.ne.us/, [äˈräːneus]

Adjective

arāneus (feminine arānea, neuter arāneum); first/second-declension adjective

of or pertaining to a spider

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

arāneus m (genitive arāneī); second declension

A spider

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

mūsarāneus (“shrew”)

Related terms

Descendants

Friulian: ragn
Italian: ragno
Lombard: ragn
Neapolitan: rancio, ranco
Piedmontese: aragn, ragn
Romansch: arogn, aragnun
Romagnol: râgn
Sardinian: arrangiu
Sicilian: ragnu
Venetian: ragno, rain

References

“araneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“araneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
araneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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