agnus

See also: Agnus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (lamb).[1]

Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀμνός (amnós), Old Church Slavonic агнѧ (agnę), Old English ēanian (English yean), and Albanian enjë.

Pronunciation

Noun

agnus m (genitive agnī); second declension

  1. a lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
    Agnus absque maculā.
    A lamb without blemish.
    Vīlla abundat porcō, haedō, agnō.
    The farm abounds in pigs, young goats and lambs.
    Ecce Agnus Deī.
    Behold the Lamb of God.

Declension

Second-declension noun (contracted genitive plural).

singular plural
nominative agnus agnī
genitive agnī agnōrum
agnum1
dative agnō agnīs
accusative agnum agnōs
ablative agnō agnīs
vocative agne agnī

1Contraction found in poetry.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Galician: año
  • Italian: agno
  • Neapolitan: àino
  • Old French: agne, aigne, ainne
  • Portuguese: anho
  • Sicilian: aiuno, avuno, amuno (Calabrian)
  • Catalan: anyell

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “agnus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

Lithuanian

Etymology

A verbal adjective from an unattested root *ag- ("to drive"), paralleled by Old Irish án (quick) < *ag-nos, Sanskrit अजिर (ajirá-, agile, quick). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (to drive); compare Old Irish aigid, Sanskrit अजति (ajati). The Lithuanian form appears to have undergone depalatalization before the nasal.[1]

The connection with Russian яглый (jaglyj, active, energetic) is rejected by Vasmer.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɡˈnʊs/

Adjective

agnùs m (feminine agni̇̀, neuter agnù) stress pattern 4

  1. (Samogitian) agile, energetic

Declension

Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of agnus
positive degree
neuter agnù
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnùs ãgnūs agni̇̀ ãgnios
genitive agnaũs agnių̃ agniõs agnių̃
dative agniám agni̇́ems ãgniai agnióms
accusative ãgnų agniùs ãgnią agniàs
instrumental agniù agniai̇̃s agnià agniomi̇̀s
locative agniamè agniuosè agniojè agniosè
vocative agnùs ãgnūs agni̇̀ ãgnios
comparative degree
neuter agniaũ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnèsnis agnesni̇̀ agnèsnė agnèsnės
genitive agnèsnio agnesnių̃ agnesnė̃s agnesnių̃
dative agnesniám agnesni̇́ems agnèsnei agnesnė̃ms
accusative agnèsnį agnesniùs agnèsnę agnesnès
instrumental agnesniù agnesniai̇̃s agnesnè agnesnėmi̇̀s
locative agnesniamè agnesniuosè agnèsnėje agnesnėsè
superlative degree
neuter agniáusia
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agniáusias agniáusi agniáusia agniáusios
genitive agniáusio agniáusių agniáusios agniáusių
dative agniáusiam agniáusiems agniáusiai agniáusioms
accusative agniáusią agniáusius agniáusią agniáusias
instrumental agniáusiu agniáusiais agniáusia agniáusiomis
locative agniáusiame agniáusiuose agniáusioje agniáusiose
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of agnus
positive degree
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnùsis agni̇́eji agnióji ãgniosios
genitive ãgniojo agnių̃jų agniõsios agnių̃jų
dative agniájam agni̇́esiems ãgniajai agniósioms
accusative ãgnųjį agniúosius ãgniąją agnią́sias
instrumental agniúoju agniai̇̃siais agnią́ja agniõsiomis
locative agniãjame agniuõsiuose agniõjoje agniõsiose
vocative agnùsis agni̇́eji agnióji ãgniosios
comparative degree
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agnesnỹsis agnesni̇́eji agnesnióji agnèsniosios
genitive agnèsniojo agnesnių̃jų agnesniõsios agnesnių̃jų
dative agnesniájam agnesni̇́esiems agnèsniajai agnesniósioms
accusative agnèsnįjį agnesniúosius agnèsniąją agnesnią́sias
instrumental agnesniúoju agnesniai̇̃siais agnesnią́ja agnesniõsiomis
locative agnesniãjame agnesniuõsiuose agnesniõjoje agnesniõsiose
superlative degree
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative agniáusiasis agniáusieji agniáusioji agniáusiosios
genitive agniáusiojo agniáusiųjų agniáusiosios agniáusiųjų
dative agniáusiajam agniáusiesiems agniáusiajai agniáusiosioms
accusative agniáusiąjį agniáusiuosius agniáusiąją agniáusiąsias
instrumental agniáusiuoju agniáusiaisiais agniáusiąja agniáusiosiomis
locative agniáusiajame agniáusiuosiuose agniáusiojoje agniáusiosiose

Derived terms

  • agnumas
  • agniai

References

  1. ^ Jurij Vladimirovič Otkupščikov (1967) Iz istorii indojevropejskovo slovoobrazovanija [From the History of Indo-European Word Formation], page 227
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “яглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

  • agnus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • agnus”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡˈnus/ [ʔɐɡˈn̪us]
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: ag‧nus

Noun

agnús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. alternative form of agnos