canis

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === From earlier canēs. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, *ḱun- (“dog”), from earlier *ḱwón-s, whence also Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn), Sanskrit श्वन् (śván), though the expected outcome was formally much altered. The -a- gained a number of ad hoc explanations, such as a shift of *-wo- to *-wa- in open syllables, or of *-n̥- to -an- before vowels. The initial unrounded c- must have been levelled early into the rest of the inflection from the expected nominative outcome *cō, as *ḱw- would have regularly delabialised before a rounded vowel. ==== Alternative forms ==== canēs (pre-classical) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.nis] ==== Noun ==== canis m or f (genitive canis); third declension a dog, a hound (animal) Petronius a ‘dog’ constellation or ‘dog’ star: either Canis Major, its brightest star Sirius; or Canis Minor, its brightest star Procyon a dog, a hound, a bounder, a blackguard, a cad, a heel (foul person) a dog, a creature (human parasite or follower who depends on someone with great power and resources and bends to their will) a tiger, a dragon, a savage (a fierce or enraged person) (dice games) the lowest, worst throw at the dice, an ace Synonym: canīcula Antonym: Venus Coordinate terms: vulturius, basilicus; bīniō, terniō, quaterniō, quīniō, sēniō ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. ===== Synonyms ===== (dog): lātrātor (barker) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ==== Notes ==== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.niːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.nis] ==== Adjective ==== cānīs dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of cānus === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.nis] ==== Verb ==== canis second-person singular present active indicative of canō === Further reading === “canis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “canis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "canis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “canis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. “canis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers === Anagrams === nāscī == Middle Welsh == === Etymology === From cany +‎ -s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈnis/ === Conjunction === canis since/because…not…him/her/it/them == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -is === Noun === canis m plural of canil == Spanish == === Noun === canis m pl plural of cani